The Getty Kouros Colloquium: Athens, 25-27 May 1992

Athens: Kapon Editions, 1993. 67 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Proceedings of the Getty Kouros Colloquium, Athens, 25 to 27 May 1992. Some papers have been translated into English by Alex Doumas. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "This volume brings together the nineteen papers delivered at the 1992 colloquium in Athens that convened scholars and scientists to discuss the authenticity of the controversial Kouros acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1985." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The Getty kouros: background on the problem, by Marion True; In defense of authenticity, by Brunilde Sismondo-Ridgway; Remarks on the style of the Getty kouros, by Evelyn B. Harrison; A contribution to the Athens Colloquium on the Getty kouros, by Bernard Holtzmann; Criteria, by John Boardman; Some observations on the authenticity of the Getty kouros, by Vassilis Lambrinoudakis; An honest opinion about the Getty kouros, by Jean Marcade ; The Getty kouros: a look at its artistic defects and incongruities, by Georgios Dontas; Concerning the Getty kouros, by Helmut Kyrieleis; Four kouroi in one?, by Ismini Trianti; Concerning the problem of the authenticity of a statue, by Angelos Delivorrias; On the authenticity of the Getty kouros, by Ilse Kleeman; Measurements and proportions of the Getty kouros, by Eleanor Guralnick; Technical and artistic deficiencies of the Getty kouros, by Stelios Triantis; Archaic carving technique and the Getty kouros, by Peter Rockwell; Scientific examination of the Getty kouros: an introduction, by Jerry Podany; Marble quarries in the Island of Thasos and the extraction of blocks in antiquity, by Tony Kozelj; Scientific examination of the Getty kouros, by Frank Preusser; The role of scientific evidence in archaeological inquiry: the Getty kouros, by Norbert S. Baer.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.