may 17, 530 BC - Anavysos Kouros

Description:

Date: 530 BCE (Archaic)

Artist: unkown

Medium: Marble and Paint

Location:
original: Cemetery of Anavysos
current: National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Function:
- grave marker
- shows an idealized man at the period
- Kouros: man / male

Form:
- nude
- archaic smile
- hair is knotted
- freestanding with legs
- straight forward
- carved marble and then painted over

Comparisons:
- Donatello, David

Added to timeline:

7 May 2019

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