Isches Kouros

Dublin Core

Title

Isches Kouros

Subject

kouros

Description

This colossal statue was dedicated at the Heraion of Samos. It originally stood next to the sacred way. On his thigh is an inscription reading "Isches son of Rhesis dedicated [me]." Its forms are smooth and rounded, showing the Samian preference for the male figure. It is currently in the Samos Archaeological Museum
Attica
http://i.imgur.com/f5xprxU.jpg

Creator

unknown

Source

Samosin

Publisher

Samosin

Date

c. 580 BCE

Contributor

The Samos Archaeological Museum

Rights

http://www.samosin.gr/museumsarchaeologicaluk.htm

Relation

http://www.samosin.gr/

Format

Marble 4.72 meters

Type

physical object

Coverage

Archaic

Files

Isches kouros close.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/f5xprxU.jpg

Collection

Citation

unknown, “Isches Kouros,” Digital Art History: Spring 2015, accessed April 23, 2024, https://arthistorykmg.omeka.net/items/show/104.