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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006;8:148.

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Between the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia Minor lies the Aegean Sea. The Cyclades are some 30 islands that are, in fact, the peaks of the mountains of the Aegais, a landmass that was submerged nearly 5 million years ago. Much of what is known of Aegean civilization comes to us through Homer's Iliad and Greek legends of Crete. However, Cycladic civilizations flourished hundreds of years before the Trojan War, at about the same time as the early Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations.

The roots of early Cycladic art go back to the fifth and fourth millennia BC. However, the people who inhabited the Cycladic islands left hardly a trace, except for their modest stone tombs and the simple marble idols found within. Carved during the early Bronze Age, almost all of the figures represent a standing female nude with arms folded across the abdomen. The organic forms have been . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Marc S. Zimbler, MD