Detail View: The AMICA Library: Female Figure
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.62.52
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Cycladic
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Creator Role:
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sculptor
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Female Figure
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 2500 B.C. - 2400 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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0
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Creation End Date:
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0
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Materials and Techniques:
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marble
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Creation Place:
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Cyclades Island
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Dimensions:
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H.16-1/4 x W.4-1/4 x D.1-9/16 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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62.52
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.2268c.tif
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