4500 Years ago…
Kéros is an uninhabited Greek island in the Cyclades. It was one of the most eminent sites that hosted the Cycladic civilization flourished in the central Aegean around 2500 BC. Kéros is mainly noted for the flat-faced Cycladic marble figurines that were found through excavations on the island. Although Cycladic marble figurines appeal to the modern viewer for their almost translucent whiteness, their creators loved the colour and used it liberally on these objects for both practical and symbolic reasons.
