Mariza Martharae - Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context

EARLY CYCLADIC SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT

Edited by

Marisa Marthari
Colin Renfrew
Michael J. Boyd

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Names: Marthari, Marisa, editor. | Renfrew, Colin, 1937- editor. | Boyd, Michael J., editor.

Title: Early Cycladic sculpture in context / edited by Marisa Marthari, Colin Renfrew, Michael Boyd.

Description: Philadelphia : Oxbow, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016026849 (print) | LCCN 2016026918 (ebook) | ISBN 9781785701955 (hardback) | ISBN 9781785701962 (epub) | ISBN 9781785701979 (mobi) | ISBN 9781785701986 ( pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Sculpture, Cycladic. | Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Kyklades. | Kyklades (Greece)--Antiquities. | Greece--Antiquities.

Classification: LCC NB130.C78 E28 2016 (print) | LCC NB130.C78 (ebook) | DDC 733/.30938--dc23

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Front cover: Grave XI at Chalandriani, Syros, with detail of figure SM1176. See chapter 20.

Spine: Canonical figure of the Spedos variety.

R.L.N. BARBER

University of Edinburgh

KIKI BIRTACHA

Peristeri, Athens

MICHAEL J. BOYD

University of Cambridge

CHRISTOS DOUMAS

University of Athens

GIORGOS GAVALAS

Cambridge Keros Project

JUDIT HAAS-LEBEGYEV

Cambridge Keros Project

CAROL R. HERSHENSON

University of Cincinnati

STELLA KATSAROU

Ephorate of Paleoanthropology and

Speleology

VASSILIS LAMBRINOUDAKIS

University of Athens

IRINI LEGAKI

Ephorate of Antiquities for the

Cyclades

YANNIS MANIATIS

NCSR Demokritos

MARISA MARTHARI

Ephor Emerita of Antiquities

VAGIA MASTROGIANNOPOULOU

Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica

JOHN C. OVERBECK

University at Albany

PEGGY PANTOU

Ephorate of Antiquities for the

Cyclades

YIANNIS PAPADATOS

University of Athens

ZOZI D. PAPADOPOULOU

Ephorate of Antiquities for the

Cyclades

DORA PAPANGELOPOULOU

Ephorate of Antiquities for the

Cyclades

LENA PAPAZOGLOU-MANIOUDAKI

Keeper Emerita of the Prehistoric

Collection of the National

Archaeological Museum

OLGA PHILANIOTOU

Ephor Emerita of Antiquities

JRG RAMBACH

Austrian Academy of Sciences

COLIN RENFREW

University of Cambridge

ADAMANTIOS SAMPSON

University of the Aegean

DEMETRIUS U. SCHILARDI

Ephor Emeritus of Antiquities

PEGGY SOTIRAKOPOULOU

Independent researcher

DIMITRIS TAMBAKOPOULOS

NCSR Demokritos

CHRISTINA A. TELEVANTOU

Strofilas Excavations

EPAMINONDAS VENIERIS

Tsikalaria, Chania

DAVID WILSON

University of Western Ontario

PHOTEINI ZAPHEIROPOULOU

Ephor Emerita of Antiquities

Nea Philadelphia, Athens

cat. no. catalogue number

cm centimetre

CM Chora Museum (Kea)

D. diameter

EAM National Archaeological Museum, Athens

EC Early Cycladic

FN Final Neolithic

g gram

H. height

IM Ios Museum

km kilometre

L. length

LN Late Neolithic

m metre

MAP Apeiranthos Museum

mm millimetre

NM Naxos Museum

PM Paros Museum

SM Syros Museum

T. thickness

W. width

Wt. weight

1.1 The development of Early Cycladic sculptures.

1.2 The Cycladic Islands showing findspots of the name pieces of different types, varieties and sub-varieties.

1.3 The two folded-arm figures excavated at Dokathismata on Amorgos.

2.1 The site of Skarkos on Ios.

2.2 Settlement sites referred to in the text where Early Cycladic marble figurines have been found in secure Early Cycladic contexts.

2.3 Sites referred to in the text where Early Cycladic figurines have been found in later deposits.

3.1 Plan of the excavations at Saliagos.

3.2 Torso of a terracotta figurine.

3.3 Anthropomorphic pendant of bone.

3.4 Anthropomorphic pendant of stone.

3.5 The Fat Lady of Saliagos.

3.6 Marble head.

3.7 Violin figurine of marble.

3.8 Neck of schematic figurine.

3.9 Schematic figurine.

3.10 Anthropomorphic pebbles.

4.1 The lady of Ftelia.

4.2 Figurine fragment of type 1.

4.3 Figurine head of type 2.

4.4 Figurine head of type 3.

4.5 Figurine fragments of type 4.

4.6 Figurine of type 5.

4.7 Figurine of talc.

4.8 Foot fragments of large figurines.

4.9 Foot fragment.

4.10 Foot fragment.

4.11 Figurine fragment.

4.12 Head of a pig.

5.1 Ring idol figurine number 1.

5.2 Ring-idol figurine number 2.

5.3 Ring-idol figurine number 3.

5.4 Ring-idol figurine number 4.

5.5 Rock art representations of ring-idol motifs, Strofilas.

5.6 Rock art representations of ring-idol motifs, Strofilas.

5.7 Strophilas, rock-art representations, ring-idol figurine, and frying-pan from Naxos.

5.8 Pebble-type figurine number 5.

5.9 Multipartite figurine number 6.

5.10 Headless violin figurine number 7.

5.11 Upper torso of violin-like figurine number 8.

5.12 Figurine head, number 9.

5.13 Figurine head, number 10.

5.14 Clay figurine number 11.

5.15 Plaka, rock-art representation of portrait of a deity or sacred figure.

5.16 Plaka, pair of hands from the wrist, with ring-idol figurine and pebble-type figurine.

5.17 Plaka, rock-art representation of a possible Early Cycladic figurine.

5.18 Plaka, head of the possible Early Cycladic figurine.

5.19 The development of Cycladic figurines from FN to ECI period.

6.1 Early Cycladic cist-grave of type A

6.2 EC I cemetery at Akrotiri, Naxos

6.3 EC I cemetery at Plastiras, Paros

6.4 The context of grave 3 at Akrotiri, Naxos

6.5 The context of grave 21 at Akrotiri, Naxos

6.6 The context of grave 9 at Akrotiri, Naxos