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Cycladic Head Sculpture
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Item #06014930
Cycladic Head Sculpture74.851
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This strikingly abstract sculpture was reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture ... View Full Product Details
This strikingly abstract sculpture was reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture in prehistoric Greece. The original head, made 2700–2500 B.C., is from the Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean Sea that's rich in marble, emery, and obsidian. Inhabitants of these islands began to produce marble figures and vessels as early as 5000 B.C. Little is known about these figural sculptures, which are predominantly women; the frequency of female figures makes it likely they were related to fertility. The Met’s ancient sculpture displays traces of the eyes in extremely low relief, indicating they were formerly rendered with pigment.
This strikingly abstract sculpture was reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture in prehistoric Greece. The original head, made 2700–2500 B.C., is from the Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean Sea that's rich in marble, emery, and obsidian. Inhabitants of these islands began to produce marble figures and vessels as early as 5000 B.C. Little is known about these figural sculptures, which are predominantly women; the frequency of female figures makes it likely they were related to fertility. The Met’s ancient sculpture displays traces of the eyes in extremely low relief, indicating they were formerly rendered with pigment.
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Bought this for my wife for Christmas who was taking an Ancient History class. She had just learned about the Cycladic period and I thought she would love this. She was more than happy._x000D_
The quality was more than expected.
I am very excited to have this piece in my home...I love the fact that it
could be thought of as a modern work or what it really is...a Cycladic
Head Sculpture made thousands of years ago...reproduction, of course.
This piece gives me great pleasure every time I look at it. I'm not saying
it's for everyone...but for me..I love it!!!
