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What are the names of the different Kourois and when were they made? |
New York Kouros (600) Anavyssos Kouros (530) The bronze kouros from the Piraeus (530) The Kourous of Aristodikos (500) |
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What is a Kouros (pl Kouroi)? |
Any monumental free standing male nude of the 6th Century. |
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What is the purpose of the 'New York Kuros'? |
It was a grave maker, probably in the country cemetery in Attica |
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What is distinctive about the 'New Your Kuros'? |
It is the ealiest complete marble Kuros to survive. |
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What was found on the New York Kouros? |
traces of red paint, found on the headband and the band around the neck. |
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What was found on the Anavyssos Kouros? |
It has an inscription identifying the dead man as Kroisos |
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What was the purpose of the bronze kouros from the Piraeus? |
It is a votive set up to honour the archer god, Apollo- may be a representation of Apollo |
