COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1953.125
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Name-CRT:
Greece, 2nd quarter 6th Century BC
Title:
Kouros
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
2nd quarter 6th Century BC
Creation Start Date:
-575
Creation End Date:
-550
Materials and Techniques:
marble
Classification Term:
Sculpture
Dimensions:
Overall: 62.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1953.125
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Context:
Statues of kouroi (Greek for "youths") were made for little over a century, commencing shortly before 600 B.C. and ceasing soon after 500 B.C., when Greek sculptors turned to other compositions. The type probably originated under Egyptian influence, but the development, which shows great variation, was entirely Greek. Many of these kouroi, including this example, are great works of art, the back of the present sculpture being particularly fine.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020489.tif
