TY - BOOK AU - Stampolidēs,Nikolaos Chr AU - Sōtērakopoulou,Panagiōta I. TI - Aegean waves: artworks of the early Cycladic culture in the Museum of Cycladic Art at Athens SN - 8861303463 AV - N5899.C9 S73 2007 U1 - 730.093915 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Milano PB - Skira KW - Mouseio Kykladikēs Technēs KW - Catalogs KW - Art, Cycladic KW - Art, Aegean KW - Art KW - Greece KW - Athens N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212); Introduction to early Cycladic culture -- Natural environment -- The precursors of early Cycladic culture -- Early Cycladic culture -- Terminology and chronology -- The phases of early Cycladic culture -- Settlements -- Cemeteries and burial practices -- Pottery-making -- Marble sculpture -- A. Figurines -- B. Vessels -- Metallurgy and metalworking -- Obsidian -- Social organisation -- Religion -- Seafaring, trade and foreign relations -- Catalogue, texts and plates N2 - "Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Cycladic culture is best known for its flat female idols carved out of the islands' pure white marble. This beautiful illustrated book explores these periods in Cycladic culture and how the natural environment of the islands shaped its art. It also addresses the settlements of these periods and the artifacts produced by their potters, marble-carvers, and metalworkers."--Amazon ER -