New York Kouros

The New York Kouros is an early example of life-sized statuary in Greece. The marble statue of a Greek youth, kouros, was carved in Attica, has an Egyptian pose, and is otherwise separated from the block of stone. It is named for its current location, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[1][2][3] "The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat."[4]

The dimensions are: 76 5/8 × 20 5/16 × 24 7/8 in. (194.6 × 51.6 × 63.2 cm) Other (height w/o plinth): 76 5/8 in. (194.6 cm) Other (Height of Head): 12 in. (30.5 cm) Other (Length of face): 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm) Other (shoulder width): 20 5/16 in. (51.6 cm) c. 590–580 BCE

References

Kleiner, Fred S. (2009). Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective. Cengage Learning. p. 124. ISBN 0-495-57360-4.
Condra, Jill (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History: Prehistory to 1500CE. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-313-33663-8.
Woodford, Susan (1988). An Introduction to Greek Art. Cornell University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-8014-9480-2.
"Marble statue of a kouros (youth)". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

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[Kleiner2009-1] Kleiner, Fred S. (2009). Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective. Cengage Learning. p. 124. ISBN 0-495-57360-4.

[Condra2008-2] Condra, Jill (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History: Prehistory to 1500CE. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-313-33663-8.

[Woodford1988-3] Woodford, Susan (1988). An Introduction to Greek Art. Cornell University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-8014-9480-2.

[4] "Marble statue of a kouros (youth)". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 4, 2019.