Male Figurine in the Cycladic Art Museum Athens

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It is the only male monumental figure found from the Cycladic period.

On display in the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens

Trunk and thighs of a male statue
The placement of the arms is typical of female figurines of canonical type. An unusual feature is that the forearms do not touch. The genitals are carved in the round in a naturalistic manner. Of the Spedos variety of the canonical type, the figurine is a unique representation of the male figure in monumental dimensions
Attributed to the “Goulandris Master”
EC Il period, Syros phase (2800-2300 BC).

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