Lot Essay
For the Bastis Master, see pages 108-113 in Getz-Preziosi, Sculptors of the Cyclades, Individual and Tradition in the Third Millenium B.C.
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THE COLLECTION OF MR. JACK LAWRENCE, CT
A CYCLADIC MARBLE FEMALE TORSO
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BASTIS MASTER LATE SPEDOS VARIETY, CIRCA 2500-2400 B.C.
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A CYCLADIC MARBLE FEMALE TORSO
attributed to the bastis master
late spedos variety, circa 2500-2400 b.c.
Sculpted with prominent breasts placed far apart, the arms folded right below left with a wide space between them, with broad shoulders and hips, a curving horizontal incision below the slightly bulging midsection with traces of the incised pubic triangle below, the upper section of the cleft separating the legs preserved in front and back
9in. (22.85cm.) long
attributed to the bastis master
late spedos variety, circa 2500-2400 b.c.
Sculpted with prominent breasts placed far apart, the arms folded right below left with a wide space between them, with broad shoulders and hips, a curving horizontal incision below the slightly bulging midsection with traces of the incised pubic triangle below, the upper section of the cleft separating the legs preserved in front and back
9in. (22.85cm.) long