Hari Tulsidas :verified: · @haritulsidas
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A colossal statue of a young man lies unfinished on a hillside on the Greek island of Naxos. The statue, known as a kouros, was one of several abandoned by ancient sculptors for unknown reasons. The sleeping giant of Naxos is a mystery that fascinates archaeologists and tourists alike.
https://greekreporter.com/2023/04/28/mysterious-sleeping-giant-naxos-island-greece/
damian entwistle · @ukdamo
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Today’s Flickr photo with the most hits: a monumental kouros figure, Archaeological Museum of Samos.
#kouros #archaeology #sculpture #HumanFigure #MonumentalSculpture #samos #greek
#kouros #archaeology #sculpture #humanfigure #monumentalsculpture #samos #greek
Erotic Mythology (comms open) · @AimeeMaroux
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A Laconian bronze #kouros shows us his lil bum 😍
Sadly, he was sold in a private auction.
7th century BCE, Laconia, Greece
#BumDayMonday #GreekRomanArt #AncMed #antiquidon #histodon #ancientGreece
#kouros #bumdaymonday #greekromanart #AncMed #antiquidon #histodon #ancientgreece
Erotic Mythology (comms open) · @AimeeMaroux
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Sadly, he was sold in a private auction.
7th century BCE, Laconia, Greece
#BumDayMonday #GreekRomanArt #AncMed #antiquidon #histodon #ancientGreece
#kouros #bumdaymonday #greekromanart #AncMed #antiquidon #histodon #ancientgreece