The ‘Kapsala variety’, named after the Early Cycladic cemetery on Amorgos where it was first identified, is the earliest and has been dated to the early phase of the Early Cycladic II period. Figurines of this variety are small (H. 13-37 cm) and distinguished by plasticity in the treatment of the body, ovoid head, curvaceous profiles and almost complete absence of incised details. The majority of ‘canonical’ figurines are of nude female figures, which several researchers interpret as representations of fertility or chthonic deities. However, the issue of interpretation is complex and linked directly with the use of the figurines.