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kouros Marble kouros from Anávissos, Greece, c. 540–515 bce; in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Kouros

Greek sculpture
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Kouros, archaic Greek statue representing a young standing male. Although the influence of many nations can be discerned in particular elements of these figures, the first appearance of such monumental stone figures seems to coincide with the reopening of Greek trade with Egypt (c. 672 bc). The kouros remained a popular form of sculpture until about 460 bc. The large stone figures began to appear in Greece about 615–590 bc. While many aspects of the...

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