Marble statue of a kouros (youth)

Marble statue of a kouros (youth)

Marble statue of a kouros (youth). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: 76 5/8 × 20 5/16 × 24 7/8 in. (194.6 × 51.6 × 63.2 cm) Other (height w/o plinth): 76 5/8 in. (194.6 cm) Other (Height of Head): 12 in. (30.5 cm) Other (Length of face): 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm) Other (shoulder width): 20 5/16 in. (51.6 cm). Date: ca. 590-580 B.C.. This is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a clear, simple formula that was used by Greek sculptors throughout the sixth century B.C. In this early figure, almost abstract, geometric forms predominate; and anatomical details are rendered in beautiful analogous patterns. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat.

Marble, Naxian

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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2599 x 4094 px | 30.4 MB

22.0 x 34.7 cm | 8.7 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)