Greek, Attic / Statue of a kouros (youth) / ca. 590-580 B.C.

Greek, Attic
Statue of a kouros (youth)
ca. 590-580 B.C.
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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Active Place: Greece
Creator Name-CRT: Greek, Attic
Title: Statue of a kouros (youth)
Title Type: Object name
View: Rear view
Creation Start Date: -59
Creation End Date: -58
Creation Date: ca. 590-580 B.C.
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Stone Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Naxian marble
Dimensions: H. without plinth 76 in. (193.04 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 32.11.1
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1932
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Style or Period: Attic
Context:

This kouros 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, geometric, almost abstract forms predominate, and anatomical details are rendered in beautiful analogous patterns. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat.

AMICA ID: MMA_.32.11.1
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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