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BRONZE AGE ART
LOTS 395-401
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
Details
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
Early Spedos Variety, Circa 2600-2500 B.C.
Sculpted with a lyre-shaped head, a slender, well-centered nose, and an elongated neck, with angled shoulders and small breasts, the arms folded right below left, the inguinal lines of the incised pubic triangle bisected by the upper end of the deep cleft which divides the legs, the knees banded, the spine delineated by a shallow groove, the feet originally angled down
6¾ in. (17.2 cm) high
Early Spedos Variety, Circa 2600-2500 B.C.
Sculpted with a lyre-shaped head, a slender, well-centered nose, and an elongated neck, with angled shoulders and small breasts, the arms folded right below left, the inguinal lines of the incised pubic triangle bisected by the upper end of the deep cleft which divides the legs, the knees banded, the spine delineated by a shallow groove, the feet originally angled down
6¾ in. (17.2 cm) high
Provenance
Crescent Gallery, Tokyo