Koouroi by museum collections

Greece[edit]

Greek mainland[edit]

Thebes[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Thebes, Boeotia. Kouroi from Ptoon, 6th century BC, mostly Naxians. Boeotian work with an island influence (Cycladic), or import from Naxos.

no. 3, Boeotian or Naxian, 136 cm, 550-540 BC
no. 3
no. 3
no. 6, Probably Naxian, 63 cm, 550-540 BC

Delphi[edit]

Archaeological Mueum of Delphi, mostly small bronzes, 7th and 6th century BC (and eroded torsos of marble Kouroi)

Kouros, 550 BC

Small daedalic kouros[edit]

Small bronze statuette in the daedalic style, 19,6 cm, probably imported from Crete, 625-600 BC

Athens[edit]

National Archaeological Museum of Athens[edit]

NAMA 3372, from Kerameikos, 600 BC
NAMA 3372
Base of Kouros, Sounion, 600 BC
NAMA 270, from Sounion, 305 cm, 590 BC
NAMA 8, Thera, Naxian, 590-570 BC
NAMA 8
NAMA 1558, from Melos, Naxian, 550 BC
NAMA 10, from Ptoon, Naxian, 550 BC
NAMA 13, from Megara, Naxian, 540 BC
NAMA 4890, from Mirrhinous, Parian?, 540 BC
NAMA 4890
NAMA 16, from Ptoon, 540 BC
NAMA 3851, from Anabyssos, Parian?, 530 BC
NAMA 3686, from Kea, Parian?, 530-520 BC
NAMA 2005, from Ptoon, NAMA 12, 520 BC
NAMA 12, from Ptoon, 520 BC
NAMA 9, Boeotian work
NAMA 3938, from Mesogeia Attica, 500 BC, by Aristodikos
NAMA 3687, Athens, 500-490 BC
NAMA 14, unfinished, Naxos, 540 BC
NAMA 7533, small bronze, torso, 525-500 BC

Kouros NAMA 1558[edit]

Found on Melos (Milos), Naxian work, 550 BC

Kouros NAMA 10[edit]

Found from Ptoon, Naxian work, 550 BC

Kerameikos Archaeological Museum[edit]

"Sacred Gate kouros", 600-590 BC, cat. no. P 1700

Eleusis[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, Inv. no. 5112, marble torso, 550-525 BC

Cyclades[edit]

Andros[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Andros, Chora of Andros

no. 14, Zagariani, from Naxos, 550-540 BC
no. 14
no. 188, Paleopolis, Parian tradition, 575-500 BC

Delos[edit]

Entrance
A 334, Naxian, 650–625 BC
A 334
Base of next Kouros, with inscription, Naxian
Inscription, Naxos, 650-600 BC
A 4052, Naxian, 620–600 BC
A 333, Naxian, 625-600 BC
A 4085 (and A 42936), from Sacred Lake, Naxian, 600-550 BC (or earlier?)
A 4045, Naxian, 600-575 BC (or earlier?)
A 4045
Hand of the Colossus of the Naxians, 580-570 BC
A 1742, Naxian, 550 BC
A 1742
A 1742
A 3997, Naxian, 550 BC
A 4051, Temple of Apollo, Naxian, 550 BC
A 4051
A 4051
A 4051
A 4051
A 4051
A 4083, Naxian, 550 BC
A 4048, Naxian, 550 BC
A 4047, Parian, 550-525 BC
A 4047
A 3990, Archegesion on Delos, Parian 550-525 BC
A 3990

Colossus of the Naxians[edit]

Kouros of the Naxians, high 8,50 to 10.5 meters, 580-570 BC. Originally it was made of one piece of marble with a base (3.48 x 5.08 m), near the Oikos of the Naxians at Delos. After 418 BC was damaged but immediately repaired and this report was written on the base.

Paros[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Paros, Parikia (Paroikia)

Herakleion amma, 580 BC
6th c BC, Paros A 9249
6th c BC, Paros A 13, A 1281
6th c BC, Paros A 1281
6th c BC, Paros A 1281
Paros A 13, 550-525 BC
unfinished, Paros A 1377, 530 BC
unfinished, Paros A 1377, 530 BC
6th c BC, Paros

Naxos[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Naxos[edit]

Chora of Naxos (Naxos Town)

MN 600, 99 cm, 550 BC
MN 600
MN 64, 50 cm, 525-500 BC
MN 4556, 29 cm, from Pano Koufonisi
small head, 550-500 BC
Semi-finished material from a quarry

In the quarries on Naxos[edit]

Kouros of Faranga[edit]

Near Flerio, semi-finished material, 5.5 m, 570 BC

in 2019
in 2005
with fragment of face‎
with fragment of face
fragment of face

Kouros of Flerio[edit]

Flerio near Mili near Melanes, 6.5 m, 6th century BC

Fira on Santorini[edit]

Archaeological Mueoum of Thera, Fira on Santorini, Cat. no 301 and 306. Torsos of funeral Kouroi, white marble, 650-600 BC. Found in the cemetery of Ancient Thera (Fira), in the western slope of the saddle Sellada.

Kouroi 650-600 BC
Cat. no. 301
Cat. no. 306
Cat. no. 306

Others Greek islands[edit]

Thasos[edit]

Kouros of Thasos. A young man carrying a lamb. It is 3.5 meters high and dates back to around the year 600 BC. A young man carrying a ram. He is 3.5 metres tall and dates from around 600 BC. It belonged to the altar of Apollo. Perhaps he's a sacrificer, perhaps he represents Apollo holding a ram. The man is naked, in a priestly position, with his left leg in front without bending it. His hair is tied with a ribbon, forming a pattern that falls heavily. The hair is probably one of the last elements the sculptor worked on before leaving the statue unfinished after the marble cracked from the left ear towards the back of the head, which can still be seen today.

Samos[edit]

Samian Kouros, height 5.50m with its base, 570 BC, Archaeological Museum of Vathy (Samos)

Plaster cast
Samos
Samos
inscription

Rhodes[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Rhodes

Melian type, attributed to a Naxian workshop
Kameiros, 6th c. BC, oriental influence
Eastern type with a strong influence from school at Samos

Turkey[edit]

Efessos[edit]

Kouros, semi-finished, material for the marble statue, 6th c. BC

There are still a lot of kouroi and their torsos in the museum in Ephesus and other museums in Turkey, but unfortunately there are not enough high quality photos.

Bulgaria[edit]

Kouros in Burgas[edit]

Late 6th century BC. Dressed kouros is the peculiarity.

Italy[edit]

Florence[edit]

Archaeological Museum of Florence = Museo archeologico nazionale, Firenze = Museo archeologico di Firenze

small, Pb, Samos, 610-600 BC
Kouros di Milani 530 BC
Kouros di Milani 530 BC

Syracuse[edit]

Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi, Syracuse, Sicily

Funeral, Megara Hyblaea, import from Naxos, 550 BC
Kouros da Lentini, 500 BC

France[edit]

Louvre[edit]

small bronze, 575-570 BC
Asclepieion of Paros, 540 BC
Actium, 570-560 BC

Germany[edit]

Berlin[edit]

Kouros from Naxos, torso, Naxian marble, 550-540 BC. Altes Museum Berlin, Sk 1555. Acquired in 1903.

Munich[edit]

Glyptothek

Munich Kouros[edit]

"Munich kouros", around 540 BC (540-530 BC respectively), parian marble. Found in Attica, High 208 / 211 cm. Glyptothek Muinich, Inv. N. 169.

Kouros of Tenea[edit]

Kouros of Tenea, marble, 153 cm, around 560-550 BC. Found in the cemetery of the ancient city Tene (near Athikion, between Corinth and Mycenae) in the Peloponnese. Glyptothek Munich, Inv. N. 168.