Kouros (NAMA 4890)
The statue of a kouros in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens ( NAMA ) with the inventory number 4890 is an archaic statue of a young man, which was made in the third quarter of the 6th century BC. Was created.
The 1.89 meter high Kouros statue made of Parian marble was found in 1972 together with the Kore Phrasikleia by Efthymios Mastrokostas during excavations in Merenda , the ancient Myrrhinous . The Kore was loud an inscription on the associated base, just 200 meters from the location in the Panagia built -Church the place and since 1730 by the publication Michel Four Monts was known, the tomb of Phrasikleia. Another inscription on the base names Aristion of Paros as a sculptor. It is believed that the statue of the Kouros and the Kore belonged together and that the Kouros was also created by Aristion. Both were grave statues. The kouros is dated between 540 and 530 BC. Dated.
The naked statue is quite well preserved. Both feet, the right hand and the penis tip are missing. Both arms were broken off, as well as both hands from the arms. The kouros has the posture usual for this time: the young man is standing frontally and stiffly to the viewer, only the left leg is in front of something (free leg ), which should indicate a movement. The arms hang down at the sides, the head is raised and looking straight ahead. The hair is elaborately designed. On the forehead, it is worked into large, spiral curls that are held together with a tiara . The curly, well-groomed hair falls long down the back. The almond-shaped eyes are also typical. The eyebrows are not clearly worked out, the abdominal muscles, which are clearly visible, are different. The red color has been preserved on the eyebrows, the nipples and the hair on the head , the pubic hair and a necklace were also highlighted by color, but were not sculpted.
literature
- Nikolaos Kaltsas : Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002, ISBN 0-89236-686-9 , p. 49.
