Female Figure
Place made:Greece
Culture: Cycladic
Period: Early Cycladic II
Date: ca. 2700-2200 B.C.
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
h. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); w. 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm); d. 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 86.134.2
Provenance: sold by Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996) to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1969; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
Label Text
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)
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