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Cycladic art (sĭklăd`ĭk), Bronze Age art of the Cyclades Cyclades , Gr. Kikládhes [Gr.,=circular], island group (1991 pop. 94,005), c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), SE Greece, a part of the Greek archipelago, in the Aegean Sea stretching SE from Attica.
..... Click the link for more information. , an island group of the central Aegean. Early tomb remains include several types of jugs, pots, and bowls decorated in geometric designs, as well as figural sculptures made of marble. The latter are predominantly female fertility figures of many sizes, restrained in expression and refined in execution. They are frontal and geometric in style. Figures of musicians have also been discovered. In pottery of the 17th cent. B.C., found at Phylakopi in Mílos, considerable Minoan influence is discernible (see Minoan civilization Minoan civilization , ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization. It is named for the legendary King Minos of Crete. ..... Click the link for more information. ). Cycladic art was absorbed by the Mycenaeans c.1400 B.C. (see Mycenaean civilization Mycenaean civilization , an ancient Aegean civilization known from the excavations at Mycenae and other sites. They were first undertaken by Heinrich Schliemann and others after 1876, and they helped to revise the early history of Greece. ..... Click the link for more information. ). BibliographySee studies by C. Dovmas (1981) and P. Getz-Preziosi (1987). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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