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A Cycladic marble female idol,
Early Cycladic II, Spedos variety, 2700-2300 B.C.
Estimate:
€35,000 - 40,000

Complete Description

A Cycladic marble female idol,
Early Cycladic II, Spedos variety, 2700-2300 B.C.

Belle statuette représentant une figure féminine debout, en position hiératique, les bras croisés sous la poitrine, les seins en léger relief, le pubis marqué, les jambes creusées d'un sillon central, le cou cylindrique surmonté d'une tête en forme de lyre d'où apparait en relief un nez longiligne.

Fractures au cou et à la jambe gauche.

Haut. : 17,7 cm

Provenance:

Sotheby’s, Londres, 4 décembre 1971 : n° 176

Collection particulière belge, mentionné dans un inventaire pour assurance daté 1985, n°1Cy

Puis par descendance, collection particulière belge

Comment:

The 'idols' of the Keros-Syros culture are considered 'canonical' of this type of production in Early Cycladic period: long, stylised female figures, with a thin face and only the nose in relief, in a hieratic position, their arms folded over their stomachs.


The Spedos variety (sculptures mainly from the Naxos cemetery) is characterised by a U-shaped head bent backwards.

Some researchers suggest that these sculptures were originally painted (particularly the details of the face), dressed and adorned with attachments. However, their meaning and use remain enigmatic.

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