Violin-shaped figurines, thus named because their profile resembles that of a violin or fiddle, are the commonest type of schematic figurines in the early phase of the Early Cycladic culture. Developed from the violin-like figures of the Neolithic Age (5300-3200 BC), they are usually small, very thin, with a long rod-like projection denoting the head and neck, and two wide notches at the sides, forming the ‘waist’ of the body. Several examples feature an incised pubic triangle, while more rarely there are modelled breasts, indicating the female sex of the figures.