Lot Essay
This fine Cycladic figure shares some characteristics with the prolific artist today known as the Goulandris Sculptor. Typical are the sloping shoulders, shallow breasts placed far apart and folded arms with the proper right extending to the left elbow. Here, the thin arms are defined only by incision, whereas some of the Goulandris Sculptor’s larger figures are fashioned with more three-dimensionality. The angled lines of the pubic triangle are only faintly visible. There is a ridge for the buttocks, with the legs angled slightly forward and divided by a deep cleft, front and back. The back is defined by an incised spine and a V at the base of the neck. The head has a broad chin and a well-centered nose. For other figures by this sculptor, see pp. 84-93 and 161-166 in P. Getz-Gentle, Personal Styles in Early Cycladic Sculpture.