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Head of a kouros (youth)
Head of a kouros (youth)

Head of a kouros (youth)

530–515 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from the Greek island of Paros (J. Herrmann 30 Jan 04). "Greek, from the Attic mainland", according to Comstock and Vermeule. G. M. A. Richter states "Island marble," which has been shown to be Paros II in many cases
DimensionsHeight: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession number34.169
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceJune 27, 1932, sold by Edward Zoumpoulakis (dealer) to Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P9004) [see note]; 1934, sold by Brummer Gallery to the MFA for $3800. (Accession Date: May 3, 1934)

NOTE: Said by the dealer at the time of the acquisition to have been found near Athens in 1922.

Reliquary (covered box)
Late 6th–7th century A.D.
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.
Bust of a man
about 70–60 B.C.
Body
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
Torso of a youth (kouros)
about 560–550 B.C.
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.