This figure of a seated man playing a harp is among the earliest of the few known Cycladic representations of musicians. With its balanced proportions and engaging sense of movement, it is one of the most accomplished examples. The artist used the limited tools available with great technical skill. The harp’s extremely delicate arch was achieved by gently grinding down the stone with natural abrasives such as sand, pumice, and emery.
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When someone complains he/she can’t do something, that person should be made aware there was a guy over millenia before the oldest still standing country was formed that built a statue of a man with decent proportions, and whose statue outlived most of humanity’s empires relatively intact.
