Etruscan Kouros

Culture: Etruscan

Period: 6th-5th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 25 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 4020

Provenance: Australian collection Assimina Paschalis, Melbourne, since 1965. Prior Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948), great-grandson of George Paschalis, founder of the Paschalion Archaeophylakeion Museum in Samos, Greece.

Condition: Right arm broken, both feet míssing.

Description: Large votive figure of a man with his left hand resting on his hip. His right arm raised and only preserved as a fragment. The head with large almond-shaped eyes, archaic smile, protruding ears and a hair wreath. Clearly visible phallus and a round backside. Mounted.