Three freestanding sculptures from different time periods in ancient Greek will be discussed in detail throughout this paper. The sculptures will show how the development of the human anatomy became fine-tuned. Each sculpture shows life and expressions in a manner that is unique and sensitive. The first sculpture is from the Archaic period and is called the New York Kouros (580b.c.), also known as Apollo. It is made from marble and stands at 6' 4". This sculpture is located at the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York City. The second sculpture is the Spear Bearer (450b.c.), which is from the Classical period. The original was made from marble and is 6' 6". This sculpt

An example of a Classical period freestanding sculpture was sculpted by Polyclitus and is called the Spear Bearer. One way that this sculpture resembles that of Kouros is that it is a male and nude. Contrary to Kouros, however, the Spear Bearer's pose of the human body is perfectly balanced. In this pose he appears to be in motion taking a step forward. The weight of the body is shifted to his right leg, the left leg is bent at the knee, and his left foot is slightly raised from the ground. The right arm is slightly bent forward and the left arm also bent appears to be grasping a missing spear. The structure of the hands is well developed from the tip of his fingers, to his knuckles, to a well-defined wrist. Unlike the Kouros, the head of the Spear Bearer is turned to the right and his hair is short and curly. The eyes do not protrude as the Kouros; the eye of the Spear Bearer is deep in his eye socket. The lips are firmly pressed together and don't show the Archaic smile.

The Kouros is in the same stance as of the ancient Egyptian freestanding sculptures. The Kouros's left leg is in the forward position and the right leg is straight, both feet are placed flat on the ground below. The trunk of the body is in an upright position; shoulders are broad and waist narrow. All of these characteristics show how Egyptian freestanding sculptures had an effect on Greek freestanding sculptures.

Freestanding sculptures from the Archaic period presented the human body as being stiff with no movement or dramatic expressions. This can be seen in the Archaic freestanding sculpture of Kouros, which means "young boy". Kouros was always in the nude. The Kouros sculpture served as a religious figure and is an attempt to copy the images of freestanding sculptures from ancient Egypt. The Kouros freestanding sculpture served as the stepping-stone of all Greek sculptures. " Greek sculpture did not rise suddenly out of nothing. It was constantly inspired by foreign models, and it may be generally noted that the creative spirit among the Greek needed contact with foreign inspiration in order to produce its masterpieces."

Robert, Pierre and Devambez Descharnes. Greek Sculpture. New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1965.

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