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

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.

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.&nbsp;They may have been used in rituals, associated with the religion of prehistoric Cyclades.

DEEP BASIN

Head of the marble 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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