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Merenda Kouros

The Merenda Kouros is a Late Archaic Greek Kouros, created approximately 540-530 B.C., measuring 1.89 meters tall and made of Parian marble. As of the present day, it is exhibited in the Sculpture Collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Discovery
Extremely well preserved, and maintaining some traces of pigment. It was discovered alongside the Phrasikleia Kore in present-day Merenda, Greece in 1972, 25 miles Southeast of Athens. They were likely members of the Alcmaeonid family, who experienced exile and desecration by caused by the tyrant Pisistratus. == Description ==
Description
The hair of the kouros is arranged with shell-like curls at the forehead and hangs down the back, with a diadem. His right hand maintaining a natural fist with staggered fingers but his left hand and both of his feet remain missing. Also noted is that the red pigment remains preserved, specifically around the hair, eyebrows, and nipples. == References ==
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