The Cyclades is a group of about thirty small islands in the Aegean Sea.
3200–1050 B.C.E.
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An introduction to the ancient Aegean
The people of the ancient Aegean were great seafarers and traders, talented potters, painters, jewelers, weavers and carvers of stone.
Cycladic art, an introduction
The ancient Cycladic islands are perhaps best known for the elegant, small-scale marble sculptures—nearly all of women—known as Cycladic Figurines.
Akrotiri, Thera
Hidden under volcanic ash for millennia, the beautiful frescoes in the houses of Akrotiri were recently unearthed.
Male Harp Player from Keros
Modern artists fell in the love with these abstract 5000 year old sculptures—but what was their real meaning?
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