Archaic Kouroi in Naucratis
The Case for Cypriot Origin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4539797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Jenkins (0000-0003-3908-5948, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-179 |
| Publication date | 2001-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/507269 |
| OpenAlex | W2316011531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article takes a fresh look at the miniature, so-called alabaster kouroi found in 19th-century excavations at the site of the Greek emporium of Naucratis in the Egyptian Nile Delta. It reassesses the ethnic origin of these statuettes in light of archaeological and scientific evidence and argues against previous attempts to see them as Greek. The article concludes that—like the limestone statuettes with which they were found—they are products of Cypriot workshops, which adapted native style and iconography for a Greek market. Even those that have hitherto been treated as self-evidently Greek turn out to combine their Hellenic nudity with features that are unquestionably Cypriot. Comparisons with limestone sculpture from southeast Cyprus suggest that the same workshops that supplied statuettes to sanctuaries there were also engaged in an export trade to Naucratis
Ancient Greek · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Iconography · Sculpture · Style (visual arts) · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |