Aegean waves : artworks of the early Cycladic culture in the Museum of Cycladic Art at Athens / Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, Peggy Sotirakopoulou ; [translations from Greek, Davidy Hardy].
212 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212).
Summary
"Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Cycladic culture is best known for its flat female idols carved out of the islands' pure white marble. This beautiful illustrated book explores these periods in Cycladic culture and how the natural environment of the islands shaped its art. It also addresses the settlements of these periods and the artifacts produced by their potters, marble-carvers, and metalworkers."--Amazon.
Contents
Introduction to early Cycladic culture -- Natural environment -- The precursors of early Cycladic culture -- Early Cycladic culture -- Terminology and chronology -- The phases of early Cycladic culture -- Settlements -- Cemeteries and burial practices -- Pottery-making -- Marble sculpture -- A. Figurines -- B. Vessels -- Metallurgy and metalworking -- Obsidian -- Social organisation -- Religion -- Seafaring, trade and foreign relations -- Catalogue, texts and plates.