EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.

For a similar example of a female figure of Early Spedos variety, cf. J. Thimme (ed.), Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Chicago, 1977, pp. 461-462, no. 138 and 141.
This example appears close to other figures that have been attributed to the Karo Sculptor. According to P. Getz-Gentle pieces from this artist are characterised by a 'soft, rounded quality', in particular if compared with works by the Bent Sculptor, another artist of this period also probably from Naxos, cf. P. Getz-Gentle, Personal Styles in Early Cycladic Sculpture, London, 2001, pp. 70-71, pls. 60-61.