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EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
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A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
The lyre-shaped head tilted back, with a slender triangular nose and a thick bulging neck, the angular broad shoulders gently sloping, the arms folded right below left, with rounded breasts, a swollen abdomen, and an incised pubic triangle, the curved fleshy thighs tapering, a horizontal groove below the buttocks, bisected by a deep cleft separating the legs
5 13/16 in. (14.7 cm.) high
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
The lyre-shaped head tilted back, with a slender triangular nose and a thick bulging neck, the angular broad shoulders gently sloping, the arms folded right below left, with rounded breasts, a swollen abdomen, and an incised pubic triangle, the curved fleshy thighs tapering, a horizontal groove below the buttocks, bisected by a deep cleft separating the legs
5 13/16 in. (14.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, brought from Greece to Detroit, 1950s; thence by descent.
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Please note that the dating of this lot is Early Spedos Variety, Early Cycladic II, circa 2600-2500 B.C.
Brought to you by
Molly Morse Limmer
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