Head of a Cycladic Marble Idol of the Spedos Type

Culture: Cycladic

Period: 2600-2500 B.C.

Material: Marble

Dimensions: 7.1 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 2418

Provenance: Old French private collection M. M. Accompanied by a French antiquities passport.

Condition: Unrestored, some wear on the back of the head and nose.

Description: Fragment of a head of a Cycladic idol of the Spedos type of white, fine crystalline marble. The head broadens upwards, has a round chin and long, sculpturally worked out nose, which broadens downwards. The neck is strong and rounded. The Spedos type is named after a graveyard on the Cycladic island of Naxos. Mounted.