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Palaikastro Kouros
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sackett_214
Abstract
Photograph of a statue of a nude male youth. Parts of the figure are blackened, the face is missing, and the waist is incomplete. The arms are raised and help up to its chest. State of the figure indicates it was burnt. Fragments of the statue were found seperately and then assembled. The figure is made of ivory gold, serpentinite, and rock crystal. The figure represents a male god according to standard interpretations.
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This image was digitized and added to Dlynx by the Visual Resources Center during summer, 2023. The metadata was created by students enrolled in Dr. Miriam Clinton's Greek Art classes. The student cataloger's name can be found in the dc.contributor.advisor field.