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Contents Preface Introduction Abbreviations Chapter 1. Keros and the Keros Hoard Location, geomorphology, and history The history of archaeological research on Keros The Keros Hoard Chapter 2. Cycladic Figurines: Typology, Development, and Chronology Classification systems The Late Neolithic period (5300-3200 B.C.) The Early Cycladic period (3200-2000 B.C.) Schematic figurines Naturalistic figurines Hybrid figurines Discovery conditions Manufacture techniques and practices Materials Tools Coloring Traces of ancient repairs The use of design formulae and canons Individual creation: The individual sculptor/artist Suggested interpretations Chapter 3. Catalogue ?. Figurines from the Erlenmeyer Collection Schematic figurines Hybrid figurines Louros/schematic Canonical figurines Kapsala variety Spedos variety a. Early works of the Spedos variety b. Late works of the Spedos variety Spedos/Dokathismata variety Dokathismata Variety Chalandriani variety Postcanonical figurines Special figurines Musicians-flutists Compositions of figurines Standing figures of undetermined type ??. Objects from Other Collections ?. Figurines Schematic figurines Apeiranthos type Canonical figurines Spedos variety a. Early works of the Spedos variety b. Late works of the Spedos variety Spedos/Dokathismata variety Dokathismata variety Chalandriani variety Postcanonical figurines B. Stone Vases Chapter 4. Analysis of the Keros Hoard Data History of the dispersal of the hoard The objects of the hoard Chronology State of preservation Preserved parts Surface condition Type of breaks Technical characteristics Tool marks and manufacture techniques Types and provenance of the marble Morphological characteristics of the figurines Head a. Shape and other characteristics b. Hair c. Eyes and eyebrows d. Nose e. Mouth f. Chin g. Ears h. Differentiation of the head from the neck Neck a. Characteristics of the neck b. Differentiation of the neck from the torso Torso a. Forward tilt b. Shape of the upper torso c. Shoulders d. Breasts e. Upper arms f. Elbows g. Forearms h. Fingers i. Abdomen j. Pubic area k. Spine l. Buttocks Legs a. Bent legs b. Thighs c. Knees d. Lower legs e. Ankles f. Feet g. Toes Painted Decoration of the Face and Body Chapter 5. Comparison of the Figurines of the Keros Hoard with the Other Figurines from Keros Chapter 6. The Keros Question Chapter 7. The Keros Hoard: Provenance of the Figurines and Possible Sources of Marble in the Cyclades Y. Maniatis, K. Polikreti, E. Dotsika, and I. Tzavidopoulos Samples and analytical techniques Results and discussion In situ examination in the museums Laboratory analysis and examination The Apeiranthos/Apollonas origin question Conclusions Acknowledgments Concordances 1. Museum, inventory number, catalogue number 2. Catalogue number, museum/collection, inventory number 3. Catalogue number, fragment number, museum/collection, inventory number 4. Fragment number, catalogue number, museum/collection, inventory number Bibliography Credits Index List of Illustrations Figures 1. Typological development of Cycladic figurines 2. ALL THESE TO COME. Photographs 1. The looted area of Kavos as it appears from the sea, from the west 2. The pillaged area of Kavos and the neighboring islet Daskalio, from the northeast 3. The eastern room of the small building at Kavos, from the north (courtesy Prof. Ch. Doumas) 4. Daskalio, opposite Kavos, from the north 5. Figurines from the Keros Hoard from the Erlenmayer Collection 6. Figurines from the Keros Hoard in the Museum of Cycladic Art 8. Figurines from the Erlenmayer Collection now in the Museum of Cycladic Art, arranged according to the original photograph (photo 5). Tables 1. Classification systems of Cycladic figurines 2. Frequency of repairs of EC figurines by phase 3. History of the dispersal of the Keros Hoard 4. The objects of the Keros Hoard by category, type, and variety 5. Chronology of the objects in the Keros Hoard 6. Quantitative analysis of the preserved parts of figurines in the Keros Hoard 7. Quantitative analysis of the objects in the Keros Hoard by size of the preserved part 8. Surface condition of the objects in the Keros Hoard 9. Type of breaks on the objects in the Keros Hoard 10. Traces of manufacture processes on the objects in the Keros Hoard 11. Characteristics of the marble of the objects in the Keros Hoard 12. List of fragments in the Keros Hoard chosen for sampling 13. Shape of the head of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 14. Types of lyre-shaped head on the canonical figurines in the Keros Hoard 15. Other characteristics of the head on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 16. Traces of painted hair on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 17. Rendering of the painted hair on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 18. Figurines in the Keros Hoard with traces of painted eyes and eyebrows 19. Preserved traces of the painted eyes and eyebrows on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 20. Type of traces of the painted eyes and eyebrows on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 21. Characteristics of the nose of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 22. Frequency of the characteristics of the nose by type and variety 23. Characteristics of the chin on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 24. Frequency of the characteristics of the chin by type and variety 25. Ways of differentiating the head from the neck on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 26. Ways of differentiating the head from the neck by type and variety 27. Characteristics of the neck on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 28. Frequency of the characteristics of the neck by type and variety 29. Differentiating the neck from the torso 30. Differentiating the neck from the torso by type and variety 31. Figurines in the Keros Hoard with forward-tilted torso 32. Shape of the upper torso of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 33. Shape of the upper torso of the figurines in the Keros Hoard by type and variety 34. Shape of the shoulders of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 35. Shape of the shoulders of the figurines in the Keros Hoard by type and variety 36. Characteristics of the breasts of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 37. Frequency of the different types of breasts by type and variety 38. Frequency of the different types of breasts in relation to their position on the chest 39. Characteristics of the upper arms of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 40. Frequency of the various characteristics of the upper arms by type and variety 41. Characteristics of the elbows of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 42. Frequency of the characteristics of the elbows by type and variety 43. Characteristics of the forearms of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 44. Frequency of the characteristics of the forearms by type and variety 45. Figurines in the Keros Hoard where fingers are indicated 46. Number of fingers on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 47. Characteristics of the belly on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 48. Frequency of the characteristics of the belly by type and variety 49. Rendering of the pubic area on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 50. Rendering of the pubic area by type and variety 51. Relation between the leg cleft and pubic triangle 52. Relation between the leg cleft and pubic triangle by type and variety 53. Unnatural positioning of the pubic triangle on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 54. Unnatural positioning of the pubic triangle by type and variety 55. Characteristics of the spine on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 56. Characteristics of the spine by type and variety 57. Absence of the spine by type, variety, and Master/Sculptor 58. Characteristics of the buttocks on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 59. Frequency of the characteristics of the buttocks by type and variety 60. Figurines in the Keros Hoard with bent legs by type and variety 61. Characteristics of the thighs on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 62. Frequency of the characteristics of the thighs by type and variety 63. Characteristics of the knees of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 64. Frequency of the different ways of indicating the knees by type and variety 65. Ways of rendering the knees on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 66. Characteristics of the lower legs of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 67. Frequency of the characteristics of the lower legs by type and variety 68. Characteristics of the ankles of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 69. Frequency of the characteristics of the ankles by type and variety 70. Characteristics of the feet of the figurines in the Keros Hoard 71. Frequency of the characteristics of the feet by type and variety 72. Figurines in the Keros Hoard with toes indicated 73. Number of toes on the figurines in the Keros Hoard 74. Figurines in the Keros Hoard with painted decoration or traces of red color 75. Location and shape of painted motifs and traces of red color on the face 76. Location and shape of red colored motifs or traces of red color on the head and body excluding the face 77. Quantitative analysis of the naturalistic figurines of Keros as regards to their preserved part 78. Quantitative analysis of the Keros figurines by type and variety 79. Description of the tentative marble groups used for the initial classification of figurine fragments 80. Results of in situ detailed examination of the figurine marble 81. Keros Hoard fragments that were sampled and analyzed 82. Analytical results of the Keros Hoard samples 83. Provenance assignment of analyzed figurines 84. Estimated provenance of the nonanalyzed figurines from the Museum of Cycladic Art Maps Aegean 1. Dimini 2. Sesklo 3. Manika 4. Marathon 5. Brauron 6. Markopoulo 7. Agios Kosmas 8. Zygouries 9. Katakolo 10. Sparta 11. Cave 12. Platyvola Cave 13. Teke 14. Knossos 15. Archanes 16. Pyrgos 17. Siteia 18. Agios Onouphrios 19. Platanos 20. Koumasa 21. Lebena 22. Eleutherna 23. Miletus 24. Heraion 25. Emporio 26. Poliochni 27. Troy 28. Beycesultan 29. Kusura 30. Aphrodisias 31. Karatas-Semayük Cyclades 1. Agia Irini 2. Kephala 3. Chalandriani-Kastri 4. Ftelia 5. Akrotiraki 6. Saliagos 7. Krasades 8. Zoumbaria 9. Leivadi 10. Plastiras 11. Lefkes 12. Kamari 13. Panagia 14. Pyrgos 15. Glypha 16. Akrotiri (Naxos) 17. Aplomata 18. Apeiranthos 19. Tsikniades 20. Agioi Anargyroi 21. Aphendika 22. Kampos Makris 23. Karvounolakkoi 24. Mikri Vigla 25. Kastraki 26. Louros 27. Phyrroges 28. Roon 29. Spedos 30. Kapsala 31. Kapros 32. Mandres tou Roussou 33. Dokathismata 34. Skarkos 35. Tripiti 36. Phylakopi 37. Phira 38. Akrotiri (Thera) Keros (Islet of) Gourgari (Islet of) Daskalio Bay of Tiliakos Bay of Phiros Konakia Gerani Tsigris Kavos
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Keros Island (Greece) -- Antiquities.
Figurines, Ancient -- Greece -- Keros Island.
Bronze age -- Greece -- Keros Island.