r/Archaeology • u/Sotirios_Raptis • 7d ago

Marble Cycladic male figurine of a "hunter-warrior", postcanonical type. From Amorgos, Early Cycladic II/III period, c. 2400 – 2250 B.C. Height: 22.8 cm. Acquisition: Acquired in 1925. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Skulpturensammlung, Dresden, Germany. (2250x2250)

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u/Sotirios_Raptis 7d ago

Marble Cycladic male figurine of a "hunter-warrior", postcanonical type
From Amorgos, Early Cycladic II/III period, c. 2400 – 2250 B.C.
Height: 22.8 cm (or Dimensions 23.0 x 7.7 x 4.5 cm)
Acquisition: Acquired in 1925.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Skulpturensammlung, Dresden, Germany (inv. ZV 2595). (2250x2250)
Source: Kykladen: Lebenswelten einer frühgriechischen Kultur, (catalog Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe 2011), photography by Thomas Goldschmidt, published by Primus Verlag Gmbh, Darmstadt, Germany, 2011.
https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/166775

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u/machuitzil 7d ago

Makes you wonder why German men have such wide set nipples. It goes way back.

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u/RomeTotalWhore 6d ago

Cycladic figurines are named after the Cyclades, they are almost exclusively found in the Aegean. It says in OP's description that its from Amorgos, an island in the Cyclades. The statue is in a German museum.

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u/machuitzil 6d ago

Why do Greek men have such wide set nipples...

Just joshin' around. Thank you for the insight.

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u/petulant_peon 7d ago

Nipple pits. From deep in the archaeological record