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As our tour guide stopped by the statue of kouros she said that, kouros was always depicted nude in a contrapposto position, meaning one foot in front of the other, and facing forward. The statue of kouros has braided hair and no eyeballs. Greeks believed that the eyes were the windows to the soul. Another unique thing relevant to all Greek sculptures is the archaic smile. When discussing the statue of kouros or tour guide told us about another famous Greek statue that depicted youth. The female figure was called the Kore; she was a freestanding fully clothed figure, usually depicted draped in jewelry. The Kore was much more youthful looking than the Kouros. She also had no eyeballs and the infamous archaic smile. These two forms of Greek sculpture along with others can be related to our society today. The Kouros and Kore served as antique models. What the Greeks considered to be ideal body types have influenced our own views. Men should be muscular and strong, and women youthful and well dressed. Before leaving the sculpture room I saw another wonderful Greek statue of disk thrower. Even though one hand is missing I could clearly see the perfect muscle shape and facial expression achieved by Greek sculptures from realism. The beautiful bronze statue embodies the highest achievements of the early Classical period. The Greek athlete is about to swing the disk forward and over his head with his left hand, then transfer it to his right hand, and finally release it with the force of the accumulated moment. The beauty of the statue lies in the calm and concentrated physical power that forms part of a perfectly developed and disciplined body. .
             Another Greek art form represented in the Metropolitan Museum is the Greek pottery. There were two different types of pottery in the Greek culture. The first was Black figure pottery consisting of black figures upon a red background. The second was Red figure pottery consisting of red figures upon a black background.


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