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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) 32.11.1en_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 590-580 BCE (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Greek (ancient))en_US
dc.date-590--580en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T18:14:14Z
dc.date.available2016-08-23T18:14:14Z
dc.date.issued-590--580en_US
dc.identifier268078en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3455en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/184384
dc.descriptionOverall three-quarter view from left; 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 BCE. 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. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed 5/12/2015)en_US
dc.format.mediumNaxian marbleen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjecthuman figureen_US
dc.subjectnude in arten_US
dc.subjectArchaic (Greek)en_US
dc.titleMarble statue of a kouros (youth)en_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode7A3-MMA-G-SK-A02en_US
vra.culturalContextAncient Greeken_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypesculpture (visual work)en_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Greek (ancient))en_US


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