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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Funerary Statue of a Kouros
Work_PrefTitle
Funerary Statue of a Kouros
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall side view from left side
Image_Title
Overall side view from left side
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Ancient Greek)
Agent_Display
unknown (Ancient Greek)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Regionale 'Paolo Orsi' (Syracuse, Sicily, Italy) inv. 49401
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Regionale 'Paolo Orsi' (Syracuse, Sicily, Italy) inv. 49401
Location
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Location Note:
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Viale Teocrito, 66
Work_LocationNotes
Viale Teocrito, 66
Location Note
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GPS:
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37.0764 15.2864
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Date:
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ca. 550 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 550 BCE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Ancient Greek
Work_Culture
Ancient Greek
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Archaic (Greek)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Archaic (Greek)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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kouros
Work_Worktype2
kouros
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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Cycladic marble, from Naxos
Work_MaterialDisplay
Cycladic marble, from Naxos
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; human figure; Cemeteries
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
death or burial; funerary art; human figure; Cemeteries
Subjects
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Description:
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Funerary statue of a kouros, with Ionic influences. On the right leg, incised vertically and read from the top down, there is an inscription in the Megarian alphabet which identifies the statue as the doctor Sombrotida, son of Mandrokle. From the south necropolis at Megara Hyblaea (12 miles northwest of Syracuse). There is an extensive necropolis at Megara Hyblaea of which about 1500 tombs have been explored. [Information from museum label.]
Work_Description_Sou rce
Funerary statue of a kouros, with Ionic influences. On the right leg, incised vertically and read from the top down, there is an inscription in the Megarian alphabet which identifies the statue as the doctor Sombrotida, son of Mandrokle. From the south necropolis at Megara Hyblaea (12 miles northwest of Syracuse). There is an extensive necropolis at Megara Hyblaea of which about 1500 tombs have been explored. [Information from museum label.]
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-G-AMA-FSK-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-G-AMA-FSK-A03
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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