Lot 11
Early Greece, Cycladic, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A finely carved, petite, white marble foot, unusual as it is a complete form rather than a fragment, presenting finished, rounded peripheries. While a rare form, this piece displays the clean, minimalistic lines characteristic of Cycladic art. The only hint of individualistic detail is the pointed and slightly arched toe. Custom stand. Size: 1.75" L x 1.8" H (4.4 cm x 4.6 cm); 2.625" H (6.7 cm) on stand
The Cycladic Islands, a group of approximately thirty small islands and numerous islets in the southwestern Aegean, were called kyklades by the ancients who imagined them in the formation of a circle (kyklos) around the island of Delos, where the holiest sanctuary was dedicated to Apollo. The Cyclades were rich in various resources including copper, gold, silver, obsidian, and marble, the marble of Paros and Naxos regarded as among the finest in the world. Best known are the abstract female figurines that display remarkably consistent forms and proportions and some scholars argue that they were actually planned with a compass, as well as the sensitively modeled seated harp players. Interestingly, scientific analyses have demonstrated that the marble surfaces of these figures were actually painted with mineral-based pigments such as azurite for blue and cinnabar or iron for red.
Provenance: Ex- California Museum of Ancient Art, Ex New York collection
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- Condition: Tiny nick to the toe, otherwise intact. One side with minor ridges that are covered with mineral deposits, so definitely old and perhaps inherent to the stone.
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