A Figure of a Goddess
2011-A2
Early Spedos, c. 2600-2500 B.C.
Antiquities
Museum - 2nd Floor - Special Exhibitions (Dorrance Galleries) - Wall 4
Lying with her legs bent slightly at the knees and forearms resting beneath her breasts, with long slightly tapering neck, and slender lyre-shaped head with straight nose, the spinal column indicated by a wide shallow groove, traces of red pigment marking the neck, chin, and hairline, black pigment outlining the eyes(?) and indicating the hair in front and back.
