Head of Cycladic Figurine Idol Greek Modern Art Terracotta Statue Sculpture

CYCLADIC ART

The ancient Cycladic culture flourished in the islands of the Aegean Sea in Greece from c. 3300 to 1100 BCE.  Along with the Minoan civilization and Mycenaean Greece, the Cycladic people are counted among the three major Aegean cultures. The best-known art of this period are the marble figures usually called “idols” or “figurines”. The majority of these figures, however, are highly stylized representations of the female human form, typically having a flat, geometric quality which gives them a striking resemblance to today’s modern art.

This elegant head, representative of the “Dokathismata variety”, (Early Cycladic II – Syros Phase 2800 b.C. – 2300 b.C) thus named after a cemetery on Amorgos, is one of the masterpieces of Cycladic marble sculpting. The strict geometric structure, the harmonious proportions and the abstract quality epitomize those virtues that made Cycladic art a source of inspiration for important twentieth-century artists.

HANDMADE IN GREECE

Dimensions (approximately):  

Height: 16 cm (6.29 inches)

Width: 6 cm (2.36 inches)

Depth: 5 cm (1.96 inches)

Weight: 300 gr (0.66 lb)

Material: Terracotta 

Our terracotta collection is an outstanding selection of top quality and high aesthetics decorative clay products made by the hands of skilled and specially trained craftsmen, using very simple tools. They give them traditional shapes but also many other shapes that have been created in conjunction with the experience, the ceramic use, and the client’s needs.