Lot Essay
Cf. L. Marangou (ed.), Cycladic Culture: Naxos in the 3rd Millennium B.C., Athens, 1990, pp. 152-153, no. 158; and Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Basel, Auktion 56, 19 February 1980, pl. 2, no. 3 for similar.
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EARLY CYCLADIC II (KEROS-SYROS CULTURE), CIRCA 2400-2300 B.C.
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A CYCLADIC MARBLE PREGNANT FEMALE IDOL
EARLY CYCLADIC II (KEROS-SYROS CULTURE), CIRCA 2400-2300 B.C.
Her arms folded above her pregnant stomach, with incised pubic triangle, head and feet missing, repaired, mounted
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
EARLY CYCLADIC II (KEROS-SYROS CULTURE), CIRCA 2400-2300 B.C.
Her arms folded above her pregnant stomach, with incised pubic triangle, head and feet missing, repaired, mounted
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Colonel Norman Colville M.C. (1893-1974).
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