Greece; Figure of a Goddess; TC 180
Greece
Figure of a Goddess
Greece
2700-2500 B.C.
Stone
H. 19 cm
TC 180

Abstract figure sculptures, often female in form and made of white stone, have been found in the Cycladic islands, in the Aegean. Many are associated with graves and they may have had a religious function associated with the afterlife.

Provenance:
Sotheby's New York. June 12, 2003: lot 10.