Head of a kouros
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Head of a kouros
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Published 2017-08-17T11:25:12+00:00
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Throughout the sixth century B.C., Greek artists made increasingly naturalistic representations of the human figure. During this period, two types of freestanding, large-scale sculptures predominated: the male kouros, or standing nude youth, and the female kore, or standing draped maiden. Erected in sanctuaries and in cemeteries outside the city walls, these large stone statues served as dedications to the gods or as grave markers. Athenian aristocrats frequently erected expensive funerary monuments in the city and its environs, especially for members of their family who had died young. Such monuments also took the form of stelai, often decorated in relief.
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| Date published | 17/08/2017 |
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| Title | Head of a kouros |
| Date | ca 600 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
| Medium | Island marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
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