A particularly rare example of a relief anthropomorphic vase belonging to a type of marble Cycladic vessel. Early Cycladic I Period 3200-2800 BCExclusively created for the exhibition “Homecoming”

SMALL ANTHROPOMORPHIC BEAKER

CYCLADIC ART COLLECTION

Male figure that refers to a small group of standing male figures depicting hunters or warriors.&nbsp;It is believed that figures of this type signal upheavals in the greater Aegean area around 2300 B.C.

MALE FIGURE

Female figurine of the 'Folded arm' type.The Cycladic figurines of this form represent female figures standing naked, with the arms folded below their chest. Their abstract refined figure probably represents a great "Mother Goddess", symbol of fertility and rejuvenation.

FEMALE FIGURINE

Marble carving in the Aegean had achieved high levels of sophistication already from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. Marble vessels were highly estimated by Cycladic people as symbols of wealth and social status. Their shapes fascinate the modern spectator; however, their use in antiquity remains a mystery. They may have been used in rituals, associated with the religion of prehistoric Cyclades.

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