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Head of a Reclining Figure of the Late Spedos Variety
Creator
Goulandris MasterArtist · 2500–2400
All works by this person →The Goulandris Master carved Cycladic marble female figures sometime in the period from 2500 to 2400 B.C. He is the most prolific Cycladic sculptor known to scholars: over fifty surviving figures can be assigned to him. All the figures display distinctive features of the artist's style: a rounded back; strongly sloping shoulders; small, widely spaced breasts; and a line running across the abdomen
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- 2500–2400 B.C.
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- Cycladic
- Department
- Sculpture
- Institution
- Getty Museum
This head is from a reclining figure of the Late Spedos variety. The U-shaped head has a long, rounded nose, small chin and a pronounced curvature toward the back of the head. Preserved on the surface are traces of blue paint used to define the eyes and hair as well as red dots on the cheeks and nose and a faint red line used to define the jaw.
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