COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.62.52
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Cycladic
Creator Role:
sculptor
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
Title:
Female Figure
View:
Front
Creation Date:
about 2500 B.C. - 2400 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
0
Creation End Date:
0
Materials and Techniques:
marble
Creation Place:
Cyclades Island
Dimensions:
H.16-1/4 x W.4-1/4 x D.1-9/16 in.
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
62.52
Credit Line:
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Context:
This female figure comes from the Cyclades, a chain of islands off the coast of mainland Greece. Scholars classify it among the late Spedos variety, so named after the Bronze Age cemetery where a number of such sculptures were discovered. Examples have been found only on the Cycladic islands of Naxos and Keros. Identifying features include a deep groove separating the legs, individually carved feet, and minimal incised details. Although their exact function is unknown, these abstract stone forms may have been fertility figures or served other religious purposes in life, or perhaps were objects made exclusively for the grave.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.2268c.tif
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