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Kouros (youth), in pose of a dancer

about 500 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsItaly
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight (including tangs) 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ernest and Virginia Lewisohn Kahn
Accession number1976.789
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy 1976: with Peter Sharrer, Ancient Art, Inc., 72 Fairmount Road, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450; purchased by MFA from Peter Sharrer, December 8, 1976 with funds provided by Dr. Ernest and Virginia Lewisohn Kahn
late 7th–early 8th century
late 19th century
Late 19th century
1991–1784 B.C.
about 540–520 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
2nd century B.C.
about 210–170 B.C.
about 350–300 B.C.
Late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.