Kouros of Sounion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum_of_Athens
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:statue
Carving
Idealized form
Male youth
gptkbp:artistic_influence Greek sculpture
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Influence on Renaissance art
Archaic period
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:City
gptkbp:collection National Archaeological Museum collection
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Well-preserved
gptkbp:cuisine Nude
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Greek cultural heritage
gptkbp:cultural_impact Greek culture
gptkbp:cultural_significance Religious offerings
gptkbp:dimensions 2.5 m x 0.6 m
gptkbp:discovered_by Archaeologists
gptkbp:durability Standing upright
gptkbp:exemplifies Archaic idealism
gptkbp:exhibited_at Various international exhibitions
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum
Displayed in various museums
gptkbp:faced Neutral
gptkbp:function Grave marker
gptkbp:height approximately 2.5 meters
gptkbp:historical_analysis Grave marker for young men
gptkbp:historical_context Pre-Classical Greece
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Archaic_Greece
6th century BC
Archaic period of Greece
gptkbp:historical_significance Important find in Greek archaeology
Key example of Archaic sculpture
Symbol of youth and beauty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kouros of Sounion
gptkbp:influence Later Greek art
gptkbp:influenced_artists Western art tradition
Subsequent Greek sculpture
gptkbp:influenced_by Egyptian sculpture
gptkbp:inscription None known
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:Sanctuary_of_Poseidon
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Kouros_of_Anavyssos
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:Cult_of_Apollo
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Sounion
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum,_Athens
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
gptkbp:notable_event Kouros type statues
gptkbp:notable_features Stylized hair
gptkbp:notable_for Proportionality
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Kouros_statues
gptkbp:represents Youthful beauty
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:High
gptkbp:significance Representation of male youth
gptkbp:style Archaic
gptkbp:symbolizes Heroic ideals
gptkbp:year_created 1890
circa 600 BC