Cycladic Art
Cycladic art originates between 2600 and 1100 B.C. Those that inhabited the Cycladic Islands during this time period left very little trace of their existence apart from their stone tombs. Cycladic art includes a large number of marble idols, almost all representing an upright standing nude figure, most commonly female and with arms folded across chest. The female figure is thought to represent the mother and fertility goddess. Cycladic nude figurines are fairly primitive yet distinctive to the area. They are defined by very flat, wedge shaped bodies, columnar necks and oval featureless faces apart from well defined noses. Figures have very subtle curves and subtle markings of knees and abdomen.
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