Marble violin-shaped figurine
Marble violin-shaped figurine
This is one of the oldest figurines of the Cycladic Culture. It is not very reminiscent of the human form, but more of a violin. That's why archaeologists called them violin shaped. It has a long neck without a head, with a triangular incision at the bottom of the front, a narrow waist and a wide pelvis. It has neither arms nor legs. The artist probably wanted to make a woman sitting cross-legged, with her legs bent inwards and her arms crossed. Its height is 13 cm.
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