Kouros
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Kouros is the modern term given to free-standing Ancient Greek sculptures that depict nude male youths. They first appear in the Archaic period in Greece and are prominent in Attica and Boeotia, with
Kroisos Kouros, c. 530 BC
Kleobis and Biton c. 580 BC (Delphi: Archaeological Museum)
Saite sculpture from the Egyptian 26th dynasty, similar in proportion and form to the early kouros type, Louvre
New York Kouros
Getty kouros
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The Getty kouros is an over-life-sized statue in the form of a late archaic Greek kouros. The dolomitic marble sculpture was bought by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, in 1985 for $1
The Getty Kouros
Side view of the kouros
Detail