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Etruscan

Striding kouros, 400s BCE

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Striding kouros

Year

400s BCE

Medium

Bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze,
  • marble

Techniques

  • lost-wax process

Dimensions

Height: 15.7 cm (6 3/16 inches)

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum purchase in memory of Eliza G. Radeke

Object Number

57.036

Projects & Publications

Publications

Classical Bronzes

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

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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