Kouros of Sounion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Konoha
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:statues
Idealized form
gptkbp:artistic_influence Greek sculpture
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Influence on Renaissance art
Archaic period
gptkbp:artistic_technique Carving
gptkbp:artistic_vision Male youth
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:collection National Archaeological Museum collection
gptkbp:cult_status gptkb:Cult_of_Apollo
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Greek cultural heritage
gptkbp:cultural_influence Greek culture
gptkbp:cultural_significance Religious offerings
gptkbp:dimensions 2.5 m x 0.6 m
gptkbp:discovered_by Archaeologists
gptkbp:discovery_year 1890
gptkbp:durability Standing upright
gptkbp:exemplifies Archaic idealism
gptkbp:exhibited_at Various international exhibitions
gptkbp:exhibition_history Displayed in various museums
gptkbp:exhibition_location gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum
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
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_on 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:located_in gptkb:Sounion
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum,_Athens
gptkbp:material gptkb:marble
gptkbp:notable_examples Kouros type statues
gptkbp:notable_features Stylized hair
gptkbp:notable_for Proportionality
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:period Archaic period of Greece
gptkbp:preservation_efforts Well-preserved
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Kouros_statues
gptkbp:related_to_period 6th century BC
gptkbp:represents Youthful beauty
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:High
gptkbp:significance Representation of male youth
gptkbp:style Archaic
gptkbp:symbolizes Heroic ideals
gptkbp:traditional_clothing Nude
gptkbp:year_created circa 600 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum_of_Athens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6