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Unknown Maker, Etruscan

Striding kouros
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Etruscan

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Striding kouros

Period

Ancient

Year

400s BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze, marble

Dimensions

Height: 15.7 cm (6 3/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase in memory of Eliza G. Radeke

Object Number

57.036

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Most likely an athlete, this statuette of a young man (kouros) presumably held a javelin or staff in his left hand. This figure may have served as a votive offering. The Etruscans dedicated small figurines like this one in sanctuaries sacred to the gods. Such an offering would remain in the sanctuary, increasing the import both of the mortal person who placed it there, and of the deity to whom it was dedicated. This victorious young athlete, exhibiting graceful movement and a muscular physique, would have served as a fitting gift to an Etruscan god.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Etruscan
Striding kouros, 400s BCE
Bronze
Height: 15.7 cm (6 3/16 inches)
Museum purchase in memory of Eliza G. Radeke 57.036

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