File:Statue of a kouros (about 600 B.C.) at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on 21 June 2018.jpg

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English: Statue of a kouros. Naxian marble. Found in Sounion. The statue was a votive offering to Poseidon and stood before his temple. Its over-life-size scale is striking and testifies to the tendency of early Archaic sculptors to create impressive colossal statues. About 600 B.C. Accession number: 2720. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Athens, Greece. Text: Museum inscription.
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current23:51, 25 February 2023Thumbnail for version as of 23:51, 25 February 20234,000 × 6,000 (10.61 MB)George E. Koronaios (talk | contribs)Increased contrast, and clarity, increased sharpness, decreased shadows, cropped for aesthetic purposes.
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