id:			130360
accession number:	1953.125
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.125
updated:		2019-06-27 08:06:43.576000

Torso of a Kouros, 575–550 BC. Greece, Archaic period, 6th century BC. Marble; overall: 62.5 cm (24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1953.125

title:				Torso of a Kouros
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creation date:			575–550 BC
creation date earliest:		575
creation date latest:		550
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			Gift of the Hanna Fund
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culture:	Greece, Archaic period, 6th century BC
technique:	marble
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 62.5 cm (24 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
	opening date:   1958-03-04T05:00:00
	<i>In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 4-April 7, 1958).

	title:		Juxtapositions
	opening date:   1965-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
Known as a <em>kouros,</em> the ancient Greek word for a youth, this fragmentary statue belongs to a relatively rare type of large-scale stone sculpture made for little more than a century—shortly before 600 BC to soon after 500 BC. A nude youth standing with arms to the sides and one foot slightly advanced, the type probably originated under Egyptian influence, but then developed along entirely Greek lines. Found in sanctuaries as well as cemeteries across the ancient Greek world, <em>kouroi </em>may represent gods—especially Apollo—as well as mortals. Although incomplete, this kourosretains much of its beautifully finished and patterned surface.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 11
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n18

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 20
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n44

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 20
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n42

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 22
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n42

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n24

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