The Enigma of the Cup Bearer: Cycladic Art Bemuses Archaeologists

The Enigma of the Cup Bearer: Cycladic Art Bemuses Archaeologists

The Cup Bearer mystery. Credit: Museum of Cycladic Art The Cup Bearer, an iconic sculpture of Cycladic art from the period 2800 to 2300 BC, is still puzzling archaeologists. The sculpture (15.2 cm tall) is exhibited at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. Carved from white Cycladic marble 4,500 years ago, a seated human figure raises a small cup in his right hand. We wonder what he will do. Is he going to drink, make a toast, or pour the conten…

Published in: El Nacional By: Fernando Rodríguez Until the compensation given to Maduro by the United States comes to light, in exchange for letting him leave the country – after a long and enraged year, rarely seen in an embassy on the planet – to the main plane of the MCM command cannot be spoken of transaction or any other synonym. So far no one has said a word about it (today it is Thursday May 8th). Therefore, we will have to look for anoth…