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Early Cycladic 'violin' figurines in marble, 3200-2800 BCE. The figurines represent a squatting female figure but their exact significance is not known. Most probably they represent a female fertility deity. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
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Che, X. (2012, October 07). Early Cycladic Figurines. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/914/early-cycladic-figurines/
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Che, Xuan. "Early Cycladic Figurines." World History Encyclopedia, October 07, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/914/early-cycladic-figurines/.
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Che, Xuan. "Early Cycladic Figurines." World History Encyclopedia, 07 Oct 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/914/early-cycladic-figurines/.
