In the light of current knowledge about early life in the islands, the author draws upon the impressive and remarkably comprehensive collection of Early Cycladic sculptures and other works in the British Museum, supplemented by striking examples from major American and Greek collections, to illustrate the development and increase our enjoyment of Early Cycladic art.

J. Lesley Fitton is a curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum, where she specializes in the Greek Bronze Age.

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