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Early Cycladic figurines

Early Bronze Age in Cyclades, ca 3200-2000 BC, extends beyond the Cyclades, eg. on the coast of Attica and Crete

Mostly marble, size from a few cm up to nearly 150 cm

Large Figurines[edit]

Figurines by topic[edit]

The most common type is a standing female figurine. Here you can see only other cases.

Obvyklá je stojící ženská postava. Zde uvádíme jen ostatní případy.

Enthroned woman[edit]

Enthroned goddesses?

Figurines of men[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Noticeably pregnant woman[edit]

Lying or standing[edit]

Standing[edit]

In museums almost all figurines are standing of course.

Figure and base of one piece of marble

Lying[edit]

Figurine lying on a "palette".

The legs do not allow the figurine to stand.

Figurines with drilled holes[edit]

These figurines have been repaired in antiquity.

Other[edit]

Figurines by shape, type, variety[edit]

Pelos type[edit]

Grotta-Pelos culture

Violin shaped[edit]

Plastiras variety[edit]

Grotta-Pelos culture

Drios variety[edit]

Grotta-Pelos culture

Agios Onoufrios variety[edit]

EC I on Crete

Louros variety[edit]

EC I / II

Spedos variety[edit]

Keros-Syros culture

Often in many pieces, almost inflationary category.

Kapsala variety[edit]

Keros-Syros culture

Dokathismata variety[edit]

Keros-Syros culture

Chalandriani variety[edit]

mature EC II

Koumasa variety[edit]

EC II or mature EC II on Crete

By position of hands[edit]

(obsolete division)

Pre-canonical[edit]

Canonical[edit]

Post-canonical[edit]


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