Stone Sculpture in Chalcolithic Cyprus
Stone sculpture in prehistoric Cyprus has a long tradition that starts in the Aceramic Neolithic period. One can easily follow the development of the figurative tradition from Neolithic to Chalcolithic, when the use of picrolite, an attractive blue, soft stone native to southwestern Cyprus, becomes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1991
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1991, Volume: 282/283, Pages: 139-151 |
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| Summary: | Stone sculpture in prehistoric Cyprus has a long tradition that starts in the Aceramic Neolithic period. One can easily follow the development of the figurative tradition from Neolithic to Chalcolithic, when the use of picrolite, an attractive blue, soft stone native to southwestern Cyprus, becomes widespread and produces figurines of high craftmanship and style. There are also connections with the figurative tradition of neighboring areas, such as the Levant and Anatolia; similarities with Cycladic figurines are more superficial. This article reexamines the basic features of Chalcolithic stone sculpture in the light of recent finds from regular excavations. A general comparison of some features of stone and terracotta figurines is also attempted. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357267 |