Description

While the greatest number of Early Bronze Age female figurines with folded arms have been produced in the Cyclades, the type was clearly known throughout the Aegean world, as several examples have been found in Mainland Greece, Crete and Asia Minor. The material used to sculpt this figure - a greenish stone instead of the far more common white marble - may point to a provenance outside the Cyclades, possibly in Attica. The seven creases across the abdomen are usually interpreted as post-partum wrinkles, a theory strengthened by the existence of figurines with swollen abdomens, taken to indicate pregnancy.

Collection Number

ΝΓ0310

Period

Early Bronze Age (Πρώιμη Εποχή του Χαλκού)

Material

stone (λίθος)

Culture

Cycladic (Κυκλαδικός)

Dimensions

Υ: 30,7 εκ.

Exhbition Gallery

1st floor / Cycladic Art