Cycladic art

Exhibition now on view at The Met

Early Cycladic sculpture comprises predominantly female figures that range from simple modification of the stone to developed representations of the human form, some with natural proportions and some more idealized.

Collection of Cycladic Figurines, from the Cycladic Islands, Marble, 2300 BC (Early Bronze Age), British Museum ---conical collection. style: folded arms, standing on toes, long noses - they come in all sizes. Usually found in graves. Purpose unknown. Look to be made for lying down. All conical shaped figurines are female. Large figurine is pregnant, and some have lines across their stomachs to show child birth.

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The Permanent Collection of Cycladic antiquities consists of rare artefacts including the enigmatic "Keros Hoard", among others

“Minoan fresco from Knossos palace,16th c.BC.Crete,Greece.”

Keros, the small, uninhabited Cycladic island of Greece, had one of the most important Cycladic settlements during the Bronze Age.

Figurine of a woman, from Syros (Cyclades), Greece, ca. 2600-2300 BCE. Marble, 1′ 6″ high. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Marble was abundant on the Cyclades Islands and exca…