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

CYCLADIC ART COLLECTION

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. Refined and delicate, strictly obeying to the laws of geometry, the Cycladic “phialai”, bowls made of white marble, underline the simplicity of Cycladic Culture and the vigor of its artistic expression.

BOWL

Female figurine of the 'Folded arm' type.&nbsp;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.

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Spouted bowl&nbsp;is a common type of vessel that was used either in everyday life or in rituals.&nbsp;The bowl is provided with a spout on one side and a lug on the other. Such vessels were used in the Cyclades for pouring liquids or as oil lamps. Some of them also were mixing vessels for cosmetic purposes.

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