Detail View: The AMICA Library: Statue of a kouros (youth)

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.32.11.1
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Nationality: 
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Name-CRT: 
Greek, Attic
Title: 
Statue of a kouros (youth)
Title Type: 
Object name
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
ca. 590-580 B.C.
Creation Start Date: 
-590
Creation End Date: 
-580
Materials and Techniques: 
Naxian marble
Classification Term: 
Stone Sculpture
Style or Period: 
Attic
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: 
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.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.gr32.11.1.R.tif