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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
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