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Torso of a youth (kouros)
Torso of a youth (kouros)

Torso of a youth (kouros)

about 560–550 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsHeight x width: 40.7 x 39.3 cm (16 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit LineArchibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession number39.552
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy 1939: with T. Zoumpoulakis, 10 Edward Law, Athens (said to have been found quite close to the Acropolis in Athens); purchased by MFA from T. Zoumpoulakis, April 13, 1939, for $ 6,000.00
Bust of a boy with a braided sidelock
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Head of an athlete
probably A.D. 50–75
Head of Aphrodite
about 1st century B.C.
Body
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
Restricted: For reference only
about 480 B.C.
Youth
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Left hand holding alabastron
about 470–450 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
late 5th century B.C.
Dionysos
about 340 B.C.