Spotlight Artist: Greek Sculpture - Kouros figure
Greece
ca. 530 BCE
Marble
approx. 6’ 4” high.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens Synopsis A kouros (Ancient Greek: κοῦρος, pronounced [kûːros], plural kouroi) is the modern term[1] given to free-standing ancient Greek sculptures that first appear in the Archaic period in Greece and represent nude male youths. In Ancient Greek kouros means "youth, boy, especially of noble rank". Although Kouroi have been found in many ancient Greek territories, they were especially pr
