
Base of a funerary kouros
Base of a funerary kouros
Marble base of a funerary kouros. Found in the Kerameikos, Athens, in 1922, built into the Themistoklean wall. Three of the sides have relief representations. The front has a depiction of youths playing a game rather like hockey. The two sides have depictions of four-horse chariots and warriors in heavy armour. Circa 510-500 BC (NAM Γ 3477)