Piraeus Apollo

Piraeus Apollo

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, instead of holding its arms by its sides, the kouros bends its elbows and raises its hands in front of its body. The right one is open and seems to beckon the viewer. The left is closed, fingers curling around some lost object, probably a bow.

Pireaus

http://i.imgur.com/ym8wLmp.jpg

unknown

The Pireaus Archaeological Museum

Odysseus Culture

c. 530-520 BCE

Piraeus Archaeological Museum

http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh430.jsp?obj_id=4547

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Bronze 1.92 meters

physical object

M? 4645

Archaic