B' Early Cycladic Period

Cycladic Art encompasses a variety of art objects and styles originating on the Cyclades, a collection of thirty tiny islands off the coast of Greece in the Aegan Sea. The Cycladic culture thrived during the early Bronze age and its art work was quite distinct from any other culture of that time period. Artistic expression is evident in many everyday objects from the Cycladic period including bottles, vases and pottery. However, it is the interpretation and expression of the human form that is most closely associated with what we think of today as “Cycladic art.” Fine, white marble was readily available on the Cyclade islands. This afforded the Cycladic people with an exceptional medium with which to create figures and statues. The