Fragment of a female idol The lower bust and upper legs are preserved. The incisions form a triangle representing the female sex. Marble. Broken and glued above the knees. Greece, Cycladic art, late Spedos type, circa 2500-2400 B.C. Height: 17.9 cm Provenance : - Sotheby's sale, London, June 20, 1990, lot 127. - Former Erlenmeyer collection, Basel. Publication: Thimme, J., Art and Culture of the Cyclades in the Third Millennium B.C., Chicago, 1977, p. 85, fig. 71.
Estimate
€8,000 - €12,000
Result
€11,050
Buyer's premium
30%
Fragment of a female idol
The lower bust and upper legs are preserved. The incisions form a triangle representing the female sex.
Marble. Broken and glued above the knees.
Greece, Cycladic art, late Spedos type, circa 2500-2400 B.C.
Height: 17.9 cm
Provenance :
- Sotheby's sale, London, June 20, 1990, lot 127.
- Former Erlenmeyer collection, Basel.
Publication:
Thimme, J., Art and Culture of the Cyclades in the Third Millennium B.C., Chicago, 1977, p. 85, fig. 71.
Sale
Thursday 18 December 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris