File:Goulandris Master - Cycladic Female Figurine - Walters 23253.jpg

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Summary

Artist

Goulandris Master
Description	Greek
Work period	between circa 2500 and circa 2400 BC

Title

Cycladic Female Figurine

Description

English: Figurines of this type, from the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea, have been found almost exclusively in tombs. Although it was first believed that these so-called "idols" represent deities, they probably should be interpreted more broadly as representations of "femaleness." The geometric shapes, the position of the arms across the abdomen, and the close-set legs with dangling feet are distinctive and may appear strikingly modern to the viewer today. This example represents the high point of Cycladic figurine carving, when the form had become extremely elegant.

Date

between circa 2500 and circa 2400 BC (Early Cycladic II)

Medium

marble

Dimensions

Height: 41.5 cm (16.3 in). Width: 10.7 cm (4.2 in). Depth: 3.75 cm (1.5 in).

Current location

Walters Art Museum

	Native name	Walters Art Museum
	Location	Baltimore, United States
	Coordinates	39° 17′ 45.88″ N, 76° 36′ 55.10″ W
	Established	1934
	Website	thewalters.org
	Authority control	WorldCat

Accession number

23.253

Exhibition history

Early Cycladic Art. Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah. 2006.

Credit line

Museum purchase, 1993

Ownership history

Henri Seyrig, 1950s or 1960s [mode of acquisition unknown]
Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, Switzerland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
Walters Art Museum, 1993, by purchase

place of origin

Cyclades, Greece

Source/Photographer

Walters Art Museum:

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