
Sculpture and Figurines
Stone
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.A.1.e of Designated List in force since 2011.
In marble and other stone. Subject matter includes human and animal figures and groups of figures in the round. These range from approximately 10 cm. to 1 m. in height. The style may be naturalistic, as in the Classical Period, highly stylized, as in the Bronze Age culture of the Cyclades, or somewhere in between. Approximate date: 20,000 B.C. to 15th century A.D.
Example shown:
Votive Slab depicting engraved human hands
Material: Marble; Period: Hellenistic period (330-146 B.C.); Provenance: Unknown, probably from Cyclades; Place of Production: Cyclades; Dimensions: 37 cm. x 25 cm.
Archaeological Museum of Paros