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| Name: |
Boiotian
Kouros |
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| Description: |
London,
British Museum. H. 0.77m. Four-sided shape, with some effort at rounding-off
the figure. Broad shoulders, narrow waist; this kouros has almost
normal proportions. His arms are missing. Wide chest, big thighs and
buttocks, small genitals. His hair hangs in a solid mass down his
back, Egyptian style. He has a wide nose, archaic smile, wide-apart
almond-shaped eyes under raised brows. |
| Date: |
590-570 B.C. |
| Discussion: |
See
Richter 1988: no. 39, p. 66, pl. 151-153. |
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