Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Cyprus - Iron Age Limestone Statue of a Striding Youth (Greek Kouros Type)
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Iron Age Limestone Statue of a Striding Youth (Greek Kouros Type)
Type of Object: Sculpture
Materials: Stone
Measurements: 10 to 70 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Archaic Greek
Maker: Iron Age
Designated List Section: 2B2 Cypro-Classical
Date of Import Restriction: 07/19/2002
Photograph: Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus
Copyright: Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Human figures in limestone and marble are similar to the Classical tradition in local styles. Examples include the limestone head of a youth in Neo-Cypriote style, votive female figures in Proto-Cypriot style, a kouros in Archaic Greek style, statues and statuettes representing Classical gods such as Zeus and Aphrodite, as well as portrait heads of the Greek and Roman periods.
Keywords:
human figure, male, statue, stone,

 


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