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Tripod support in the form of a youth (kouros)
Italic
Archaic Period
about 550–520 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.653
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 178; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 121 (additional published references).
DescriptionApollo stands with hands on hips, feet planted firmly on a small plinth. Anatomical details are rendered in simple, summary fashion. A long, cylindrical projection from the back of the head shows that the figure was attached to something, probably a tripod leg. There are traces of other attachments at the top of the head and the back of the base. Even, greenish patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Naples); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)