Kouros Fragment in the Getty Villa, July 2008

Young Man
Greek, probably from Didyma, 550-525 BC
Marble
Kouros

Inventory # 91.AA.7

Statues of kouroi (young men) were dedicated in sanctuaries throughout the Greek world in the 500s BC. The rounded body of this kouros and the smooth contours of his clinging garment are typical of carving done in Didyma, an ancient city on the west coast of present-day Turkey. Kouroi from Didyma characteristically hold birds as offerings.

Text from the Getty Villa museum label.