This kouros is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a clear, simple formula that was used by Greek sculptors throughout the sixth century B.C. In this early figure, geometric, almost abstract forms predominate, and anatomical details are rendered in beautiful analogous patterns. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat.
This piece looked very similar in person as it did online with the exception of the feeling you get for the details involved in carving this magnificent piece of art. It did not have the realism that later Greek statues have but the is still a vast amount of detail in the body and the hair. .
2. Lekythos (oil flask).
550-530 B.C. .
Attributed to the Amasis Painter.
Greek, Attic.
Terracotta Clay .
H. 6 3/4 in. .
Fletcher Fund, 1931.
(31.11.10).
On the shoulder, a seated woman, perhaps a goddess, is approached by four youths and eight dancing maidens; on the body, women are making woolen cloth. One of the most important responsibilities of women in ancient Greece was the preparation of wool and the weaving of cloth. Here, in the center, two women work at an upright loom. To the right, three women weigh wool. Farther to the right, four women spin wool into yarn, while between them finished cloth is being folded. The Amasis Painter is named after the potter, Amasis, who produced the vases.
From the online picture of this piece you can not get a true feeling for the vast color and details used on the pottery. I could not imagine having the patience to paint this piece with such precision. The figure on the flask again had similar qualities to the Egyptian pottery.
3. Grave stele of a youth and a little girl with finial in the form of a sphinx.
530 B.C. .
Archaic Greek, Athen.
Marble.
About 13 ft. Tall, 3ft. long and about 2 ft. wide .
Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911, Rogers Fund, 1921, Munsey Funds, 1936, 1938, and (11.
