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Name: Kouros (Apollo) of Tenea
Picture:
Description: Munich, Glyptothek. H. 1.53m. Broad face, square chin, wide apart eyes, pointed nose, arched brows. Elongated ears set close to the skull. Hair bound in a fillet and ties in a single braid down the back. Narrow waist, big thighs, small buttocks, broad shoulders and chest, small knees, fine ankles and feet.
Date: 570-560 B.C.
Discussion: See Richter 1988: no. 73, p. 84-5, pl. 245-50