The Getty Kouros Colloquium

Download or read book The Getty Kouros Colloquium written by J. Paul Getty Museum and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume brings together the nineteen papers delivered at the 1992 colloquium in Athens that convened the world's scholars and scientists to discuss the authenticity of the controversial Kouros acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1985. Contributors provide the first balanced discussion of the sculpture's authenticity. These essays will be of interest to antiquities specialists and to those who want to learn about the latest findings and opinions of the international scholars who have studied the Getty Kouros.