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Known as a kouros, the ancient Greek word for a youth, this fragmentary statue belongs to a relatively rare type of large-scale stone sculpture made for little more than a century—shortly before 600 BC to soon after 500 BC. A nude youth standing with arms to the sides and one foot slightly advanced, the type probably originated under Egyptian influence, but then developed along entirely Greek lines. Found in sanctuaries as well as cemeteries across the ancient Greek world, kouroi may represent gods—especially Apollo—as well as mortals. Although incomplete, this kouros retains much of its beautifully finished and patterned surface.

In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).

In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.

Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).

Juxtapositions

Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture

Das Meschenbuild in der europäischen Kunst (Images of Man in Western Art). Antikenmuseum, Charlottenburg, Germany (July 5-September 28, 1980).

Das Meschenbuild in der europäischen Kunst (Images of Man in Western Art)

A life-size marble sculpture with lightly chipped areas of a nude male torso and top parts of the thighs. The head, arms, and rest of the legs are broken off.

(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Ancient Greek Art in 60 Seconds: Torso of a Kouros

Torso of a Kouros

This Ancient Greek marble sculpture <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.125">Torso of a Kouros</a> was made more than 2500 years ago. Join Curator Seth Pevnick to discover how we can classify this sculpture as a kouros, or "youth" in Greek.