Female Figure
Culture: Cycladic
Period: Early Cycladic II
Date: ca. 2700-2200 B.C.
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
width: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 96.28.1
Provenance: with Marion Schuster (1902-1982), Lucerne, before 1982 (according to Christie's catalogue); sold, Christie's, London, July 3, 1996, lot 419, to San Antonio Museum of Art
Label Text
(Group label) Many small figures of women with their arms folded across their chests were fashioned by the inhabitants of the Cycladic Islands during the Early Bronze Age. Similar figures have been found in both tombs and settlements and may have played a role in Cycladic cult practices. The figures are carved from marble, which occurs naturally on several of the islands.
(Jessica Powers 2008)
(Jessica Powers 2008)
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