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Early Cycladic figurines

Early Bronze Age in Cyclades, ca 3200-2000 BC, extends beyond the Cyclades, eg. on the coast of Attica and Crete

Mostly marble, size from a few cm up to nearly 150 cm

Large Figurines

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Figurines by topic

The most common type is a standing female figurine. Here you can see only other cases.

Obvyklá je stojící ženská postava. Zde uvádíme jen ostatní případy.

Enthroned woman

Enthroned goddesses?

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Figurines of men

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Musicians

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Noticeably pregnant woman

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Lying or standing

Standing

In museums almost all figurines are standing of course.

Figure and base of one piece of marble

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Lying

Figurine lying on a "palette".

The legs do not allow the figurine to stand.

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Figurines with drilled holes

These figurines have been repaired in antiquity.

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Other

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Figurines by shape, type, variety

Pelos type

Grotta-Pelos culture

Violin shaped

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Plastiras variety

Grotta-Pelos culture

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Drios variety

Grotta-Pelos culture

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Agios Onoufrios variety

EC I on Crete

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Louros variety

EC I / II

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Spedos variety

Keros-Syros culture

Often in many pieces, almost inflationary category.

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Kapsala variety

Keros-Syros culture

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Dokathismata variety

Keros-Syros culture

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Chalandriani variety

mature EC II

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Koumasa variety

EC II or mature EC II on Crete

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By position of hands

(obsolete division)

Pre-canonical

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Canonical

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Post-canonical

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