EARLY CYCLADIC, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

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FOUR CYCLADIC STONE AND SHELL GRINDERS
EARLY CYCLADIC, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (5 cm.) long max.

來源

Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva; thence by descent to the present owner.

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榮譽呈獻

Laetitia Delaloye

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拍品專文

For similar grinders in coloured stones, cf. J. Thimme, Art and Culture of Cyclades, Chicago and London, 1977, p. 548, no. 469.
The function of these objects is still debated. While they are usually described as tools, possibly involved in the production of metals, Thimme has suggested that they might have been used as headrests for the idols.

EARLY CYCLADIC, CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

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