Jul
13
2010
Ancient Greek Art – Sculpture in the Greek Cycladic Islands
Author: Artemisiaband
Cycladic sculptures for thousands of years and have not seen a modern scary. Faces without facial features, except the nose, not how we think about the art of ancient Greece. Cycladic art became known in the twentieth century. Unfortunately the launch period of looting, which destroyed the possibility of placing the statues in various places or archaeological context. To this day we know very little about Cycladic art. Size of the growing importance of Cycladic Museum is located in the heart of Athens, Greece.
The Greek islands of the Cyclades, situated in northeastern Greece and Crete in the Aegean Sea. There are more than two hundred islands which approximates a circle around the island, the most important of Delos, birthplace of Apollo, Greek God of music and light from Greek mythology and Artemis, the huntress. Greek name for the Cyclades is Kyklades, A clear reference to the period between 3200 and 2000
During BC Cycladic islands in the Aegean Sea is home to advanced cultures. The most prominent craft in Cycladic culture was stone cutting, especially marble sculpture. Abundance of high quality white marble on the islands use to encourage the creation of various artifacts. Among these, Cycladic figurines are the most distinctive Cycladic creation because of the force, large numbers where they were found, and the significance they hold for their owners. Most of the Cycladic statue shows a woman, naked with her hands folded on her stomach and her long legs, soles downward sloping. We do not know whether they intended to show the human or god, but perhaps symbolizing worship ‘Mother Goddess’. In this case, the statues may have been regarded as a representation of the Goddess, or her friends. Many figurineshave been found in connection with the burial as Cycladic civilization grows and becomes more complex to reflect the funeral
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