SculptureGreek6th-5th century BCE

Ionian or East Greek Head of Kouros in Relief

c. 500 BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Dolomitic marble

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

18.5 x 15.8 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Said to have come from Philadelphia in Lydia. Student Paper: Brecher, Jonathan, "Determination of the Provenance of Classical Marbles through Isotopic Analysis," 1990, Freshman Seminar. (Filed in Student Paper Storage. Restricted to staff use only).

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