Kouros Statuette

Small limestone statue of a naked young male (kouros), probably a votary; legs missing below the knee and arms below the elbows. The figure stands in typical kouros pose, with the left leg slightly forward, arms by the side and a passive frontal stare; rounded torso and full chest, with a rounded thoracic arch; button-shaped naval. The head is also carved in the round; almond-shaped eyes with ridged lids; flaring nostrils, full lips with slight smile. Narrow tresses of hair run in parallel lines from the crown down to a fringe of curls around the head (though without a fillet); the curls are not strongly differentiated but shown as a continuation of the incised tresses. Apart from the missing limbs, the front of the left thigh is broken away, the buttocks are mostly lost, the penis is missing, and the face is damaged (chin and nose chipped). Currently mounted on a stone base. Dimensions: Height: 37.50 centimetres Object Type: statuette Techniques: carved