folded-arm type

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Scope note
Refers to the style of marble figures produced in the Cycladic archipelago during the Early Cycladic period but specifically during the period between roughly 2800 or 2600 and 2300 BCE. Rendered in simple, elegant, and geometric forms, the figures are typically female and are characterized by upturned faces, triangular noses, long necks, down-turned feet, and schematic arms that fold left over right across the abdomen.
folded-arm type
Accepted term: 13-May-2024