The Kritios Boy
The Kritios Boy
The Kritios Boy
The Kritios Boy

Image credit: The Great Steward of Scotland's Dumfries House Trust

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The Kritios Boy was found on the Acropolis in Athens in 1865, headless as here; its head was found 23 years later and attached to the body. The work is famous as the earliest known statue from classical antiquity to display the contrapposto stance.

Dumfries House

Cumnock

Title

The Kritios Boy

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 30 x W 12.5 x D 7 cm;
Plinth: H 13 x W 16 x D 16 cm

Accession number

ART01

Acquisition method

on long-term loan from the Mount Stuart collection

Work type

Statue

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Dumfries House

Cumnock, East Ayrshire KA18 2NJ Scotland

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