Vintage Cycladic Head Sculpture on Onyx Stand
Vintage Cycladic Head Sculpture on Onyx Stand. Made from cast stone with beige patina. Stamped MMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) on the backside. In good condition with wear consistent with age.
Size: 10.25”H x 3.5”W x 3”D
Abstract sculpture reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture in prehistoric Greece. The original head, made 2700–2500 B.C., is from the Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean Sea that's rich in marble, emery, and obsidian. Inhabitants of these islands began to produce marble figures and vessels as early as 5000 B.C. Little is known about these figural sculptures, which are predominantly women; the frequency of female figures makes it likely they were related to fertility.
Vintage Cycladic Head Sculpture on Onyx Stand. Made from cast stone with beige patina. Stamped MMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) on the backside. In good condition with wear consistent with age.
Size: 10.25”H x 3.5”W x 3”D
Abstract sculpture reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture in prehistoric Greece. The original head, made 2700–2500 B.C., is from the Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean Sea that's rich in marble, emery, and obsidian. Inhabitants of these islands began to produce marble figures and vessels as early as 5000 B.C. Little is known about these figural sculptures, which are predominantly women; the frequency of female figures makes it likely they were related to fertility.
Vintage Cycladic Head Sculpture on Onyx Stand. Made from cast stone with beige patina. Stamped MMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) on the backside. In good condition with wear consistent with age.
Size: 10.25”H x 3.5”W x 3”D
Abstract sculpture reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture in prehistoric Greece. The original head, made 2700–2500 B.C., is from the Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean Sea that's rich in marble, emery, and obsidian. Inhabitants of these islands began to produce marble figures and vessels as early as 5000 B.C. Little is known about these figural sculptures, which are predominantly women; the frequency of female figures makes it likely they were related to fertility.
