A male figure sits straight on a high backed chair head up feet parallel to the ground.
Information about the marble seated harp player.
2600 2300 b c e early cycladic period marble 22 5 cm high national archaeological museum athens speakers.
To compare and contrast here is a similar harpest at the getty museum.
This challenging composition of a seated player stool and delicate frame was shaped from a block of solid marble and then patiently ground down with pumice and emery locally available abrasives.
The hands both high up on the harp hold the large instrument firmly against the figure s thigh and side tucked under the right arm.
Male harp player from keros c.
Originally the figure s eyes and hair were added in paint.
It depicts a man seated on a chair with a detailed back playing a large harp.
With harp 11 1 2 in.
Cycladic sculpture marble seated harp player when you come to this smooth marble object which strikingly resembles modern art you will be amazed to learn that this piece of art was originally from cycladic civilization and was created about 4500 years ago.
The resulting three dimensional design is a masterpiece of bronze age sculpture.
Marble seated harp player early cycladic 2700 2300 bce height 14 1 8 x depth 3 3 4 x width 11 1 16 in.
Beth harris and dr.
The face is nondescript except for a nose a brow ridge large hollow ears and lips that seem to suggest singing.
The marble seated harp player is a marble sculpture from the cyclades a part of mainland greece dates back approximately to 2800 2700 bce.
Marble seated harp player.