3200-2800 B.C. prehistoric Greek Cycladic abstract figurine head detail, hand-sculpted.

The figurine head is inspired by the masterpieces of Cycladic art exhibits of the Greek museums and sites.

The collection of Cycladic antiquities is one of the most important in the world.Cycladic civilization flourished on the islands of the central Aegean during the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC).

The most characteristic creation of this culture is the marble sculpture and it is not surprising that the abstract forms of the figurines influenced artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, such as Brancusi, Modigliani, Giacometti, Hepworth, Moore and Ai Weiwei.

Head of the female figurine of the 'Folded arm' type.

The Cycladic figurines of this form represent female figures standing naked, with the arms folded below their chest. Their abstract refined figure probably represents a great "Mother Goddess", symbol of fertility and rejuvenation.