Munich Kouros

[1] The Munich kouros is one of the earliest examples of the Ptoon 12 group, and therefore dates to around a decade before the creation of the Siphnian Treasury frieze in 525 BC.

[citation needed] The face is framed by three-dimensional, hanging spiral curls that split over the middle of the forehead, unlike earlier kouroi which have shoulder-length hair.

The freely worked out arms hang down parallel to the body, the forearms are angled slightly forward, the hands clenched into fists.

The treatment of the back, with its schematic furrows which indicate different muscle parts running from the backbone to the flanks as well as the shoulder blades, is based on older models.

[citation needed] The left leg is placed forward, the right step back slightly, without reproducing a motive for movement.