Archaic greek attic marble naxian fletcher fund 1932 32 11 1.
Marble statue of a kouros youth.
This statue is from attica athens c 600 b c.
Although the influence of many nations can be discerned in particular elements of these figures the first appearance of such monumental stone figures seems to coincide with the reopening of greek trade with egypt c.
Attic archaic naxian marble 194 6 x 51 6 cm the metropolitan museum of art speakers.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 154.
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Marble statue of a kouros new york kouros c.
The getty kouros is an over life sized statue in the form of a late archaic greek kouros.
Despite initial favourable scientific analysis of the patina and aging of the marble the question of its authenticity has persisted.
The dolomitic marble sculpture was bought by the j.
Marble statue of a kouros youth ca.
Marble statue of a kouros youth ca.
The pose provided a clear simple formula that was used.
A kouros is a statue of a standing nude youth that did not represent any one individual youth but the idea of youth.
Kouros archaic greek statue representing a young standing male.
The rigid stance with the left leg forward and arms at the side was derived from egyptian art.
In addition the kouros statue has some characteristics like the frontal pose the lock in stone.
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The marble statue of kouros male youth is the earliest known life size sculpture of a standing male from the archaic period the height without plinth of this statue is the 76 5 8 inches.
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Paul getty museum los angeles california in 1985 for ten million dollars and first exhibited there in october 1986.
Kouros is a greek term used for a standing statue of a youth male or a boy.