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LATE SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2500-2400 B.C.
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A CYCLADIC MARBLE FRAGMENTARY FEMALE FIGURE
LATE SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2500-2400 B.C.
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
LATE SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2500-2400 B.C.
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1910-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel, acquired by 1967.
with Donati, Arte Classica, Lugano.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1989.
with Donati, Arte Classica, Lugano.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1989.
Literature
J. Thimme, ed., Art and Culture of the Cyclades, Karlsruhe, 1977, p. 85, fig. 71.
P. Getz-Preziosi, “The ‘Keros Hoard’: Introduction to an Early Cycladic Enigma,” in D. Metzler, et al., eds., Antidoron: Festschrift für Jürgen Thimme zum 65. Geburtstag am 26. September 1982, Karlsruhe, 1983, pp. 37, 43, n. 1.
L. Marangou, The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Cycladic Art, Activities Report 1991-1999, Athens, 2001, p. 19, fig. 11.
P. Sotirakopoulou, The "Keros Hoard": Myth or Reality: Searching for the Lost Pieces of a Puzzle, Athens, 2005, p. 137, no. 79.
P. Getz-Preziosi, “The ‘Keros Hoard’: Introduction to an Early Cycladic Enigma,” in D. Metzler, et al., eds., Antidoron: Festschrift für Jürgen Thimme zum 65. Geburtstag am 26. September 1982, Karlsruhe, 1983, pp. 37, 43, n. 1.
L. Marangou, The Nicholas P. Goulandris Foundation, Museum of Cycladic Art, Activities Report 1991-1999, Athens, 2001, p. 19, fig. 11.
P. Sotirakopoulou, The "Keros Hoard": Myth or Reality: Searching for the Lost Pieces of a Puzzle, Athens, 2005, p. 137, no. 79.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon