6Cycladic Reclining Female Figure – $16.882.500 million
Although this Cycladic statue was valued at almost $5 million, it was sold by Christie’s for a lot more, almost $17 million.
The folded-arm female statue is one of the most iconic sculptural types that survived from antiquity.
Sold in December of 2010, the Cycladic Reclining Female Figure features flexed knees, folded arms and a tilted head, typical characteristics for Cycladic marble art.
This is the second statue of Aphodite, only this one looks different than the previous one.
