This figure is a good example of the middle phase of the Archaic period in Greek sculpture. Many anatomical features of the body have become more naturalistic — without breaking out of the rigid frontal striding pose — and marble rather than limestone is becoming the first choice material for sculptors. It is named after the place in Attica where it was discovered, on the site of an ancient burial ground; we can assume it was a memorial statue
Number:
21
Material:
Marble
Location of Original:
Athens National Museum 1906
Size:
1.79m
References:
Lippold: Griechische Plastik, 38 (no.10)
Buschor, E: Frühgriechische Jünglinge, 57-
Richter: Kouroi, 130, no.51, pls. XLIII-XLIV
Stewart: Greek Sculpture, 119, pl. 120
Date:
560-550 BCE
Provenance:
Found at Kouvara-Kalyvia in the district of Volomandra, Attica
