A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C. Sculpted with a rounded lyre-shaped head, the chin slightly pointed, the slender nose well centered, with a short neck and gently-sloping angled shoulders, the arms folded right below left beneath the prominent breasts, with a truncated midsection, the pubic area defined by the angled tops of the thighs, the legs divided by a deep cleft with a perforation from above the knees to the ankles, the knees indented, the feet angled down and slightly concave on their soles, the back divided by a deep cleft that extends along the spine as a shallow groove to below the shoulders, the buttocks defined by a horizontal incision; preserving traces of red pigment on the base of the neck and chin, with possible pigment "ghosts" for the eyes 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) long
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C. Sculpted with a rounded lyre-shaped head, the chin slightly pointed, the slender nose well centered, with a short neck and gently-sloping angled shoulders, the arms folded right below left beneath the prominent breasts, with a truncated midsection, the pubic area defined by the angled tops of the thighs, the legs divided by a deep cleft with a perforation from above the knees to the ankles, the knees indented, the feet angled down and slightly concave on their soles, the back divided by a deep cleft that extends along the spine as a shallow groove to below the shoulders, the buttocks defined by a horizontal incision; preserving traces of red pigment on the base of the neck and chin, with possible pigment "ghosts" for the eyes 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) long
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