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This fragmentary imitation kouros, originally discovered by Jeffrey Spier in 1990, was once thought to have been carved by the same artist as the Getty kouros. A known fake, it was used as evidence to also prove the Getty kouros as a forgery.…

This kouros, originally from the east pediment of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, is badly damaged. There were originally two other kouroi accompanying this one, which are now lost. They would have been mirrored by three korai, the female equivalent…

This large kouros remains unfinished, abandoned near the quarry the marble was originally taken from. It allows the viewer more insight into how these objects were created, showing that kouroi were at least partially formed laying prone in the…

This document, published by the 3M Building and Commercial Services Division, details two different methods for polishing marble. One, a method in which oxalic acid is used to chemically alter the surface of the marble, is very close to the process…

This size comparison shows just how different kouroi can be, ranging in size from less than life-sized to monumental at over ten meters tall. Most served some sort of religious purpose, either as a votive offering or as a grave marker. Each kouros…

This kouros is made of bronze, which is an unusual material for these statues. It was found in Piraeus or the port of Athens. The pose is another unusual feature for this kouros. It steps forward with its right leg rather than its left. Furthermore,…

.This kouros is very well-preserved and currently resides in the Glyptothek Museum in Munich. Like other kouroi, it advances with its left foot while keeping its arms close to its sides. Attic sculptors, like those who carved this kouros, preferred…

This kouros was found at the Asklepieion, or temple of the healing god Asklepieos, at Paros. The statue is missing its lower legs and right arm. It has very broad shoulders and a wider waist. The hair is held back from the child-like face with a thin…

This kouros was originally from Actium. The statue is missing its heads, its lower legs, and its left forearm. Straight lines at ninety degree angles delineate the abdomen muscles on the torso, oddly juxtaposed with the delicately modeled pectorals…