Ancient Mediterranean Art Research Paper Description of a Cycladic female figurineCycladic civilization is divided into three periods: Early Cycladic (3000-2000 BC), Middle Cycladic (2000-1500 BC), and Late Cycladic (1500-1100 BC). The large amount of white marble sculptures located in the Cycladic islands, especially Naxos and Paros, a place exclusively made up of female folded-arm figures. These impressive marbles seem to be a symbol of Cycladic art. These figures are the best-known and most appreciated productions of the Cycladic art. Most of the Cycladic figures represent nude females with folded arms. These figures are usually found in grave areas and were probably associated with funeral rites, but some of larger size likely came from settlements or shrines. Many components such as jewelry, marble, pottery, and figures (both male and female) have been found. The example below (Fig.1) is a female figurine from the Bronze Age (2900-2200BC) in the area of Cyclades, an area located between Greece and Turkey. Cyclades is an area composed by thirty-one islands. This standing figure is an example of the late Spedos Variety, named after a famous cemetery on the island of Naxos. The figure has a triangular and lyre-shaped head and the size is quite big, about 67.6 cm. Few other facial details like eyes and mouth were carved. The main features of this figure are arms folded left over right across the stomach. The leg of this figure is slightly bent and the knee is separate apart. Mostly important, the feet are too small to support the whole figure. The toes point downward too. Although the facial features are not detailed, there are double rows of red dots across both checks, the nose and the forehead, creating a kind of decoration. Also, traces of some kind of blue paint seem to appear in the region of the eyes. Furthermore, a curved area in the right side of the narrow head, somehow, was painted in a dark color. It seems th...
