Lot Essay
For Early Spedos varieties, see pages 160-175 in Getz-Preziosi, Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections (exhibition catalogue), Richmond, 1987
Details
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY
EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
The lyre-shaped head with somewhat pointed chin, thin nose in low relief, short neck with v-shaped grooves at the base, the shoulders rounded, the arms folded, right below the left, below the prominent breasts, with broad hips, curving horizontal groove across the abdomen, a deep cleft separating the legs, knees slightly indented, and the feet angled downward--9 1/2 in. (23.8 cm.) high
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY
EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
The lyre-shaped head with somewhat pointed chin, thin nose in low relief, short neck with v-shaped grooves at the base, the shoulders rounded, the arms folded, right below the left, below the prominent breasts, with broad hips, curving horizontal groove across the abdomen, a deep cleft separating the legs, knees slightly indented, and the feet angled downward--9 1/2 in. (23.8 cm.) high
Provenance
J.J. Klejman, New York, 1962