Sunday, October 25, 2015

Kouros


Kouros
600 BCE
From Attica, possibly Anavysos, Greece
Marble
One of the earliest Greek examples of life size statuary
Emulates the stance of Egyptian statues
Funerary function; stood over a grave in the countryside of Attica
Replaced vases of Geometric times as the preferred grave marker 

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