Archaic Greek sculpture
Kroisos Kouros
by Unknown Artist • 530 BCE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
530 BCE
Materials
Parian marble
Movement
Archaic Greek sculpture
Genre
kouros
Art Forms
kouros
sculpture
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
a marble kouros from Anavyssos (Ανάβυσσος) in Attica which functioned as a grave marker for a fallen young warrior named Kroisos
Alternative Titles
Kroisos Kouros Kouros of Anavyssos Anavysos Kouros📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
-530
Earliest Date
-530
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Owner
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Inventory Number
3851
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
4 depicted entities
man
heroic nudity
standing
inscription
🏛️ Collections
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