Ancient Greek culture is known for its advances in math, art, and architecture. In Greek times there were many statues of humans mostly of men who were worshiped as God's or Kings and sometimes both. The statues were often depicted nude so that the world could see their perfect bodies. Three statues that display various periods and ideals in Greek culture are the Kouros statue (600 B.C), the Spear Bearer (450-440 B.C.) also known as Doryphoros and was crafted by Polykleitos, and Dying Gaul by Peramon (230-220 B.C). Although at first glance, these statues may appear qualitatively the same, each statue was carefully crafted to serve a purpose during the period of time in which it was made.
             The Egyptian style Greek Kouros was the earliest of the three sculptures. It was carved in 600 B.C. The Greek statues Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) and Dying Gaul were carved somewhere around 450-440 B.C. and 230-220 B.C. respectively. Each sculpture was carved from white marble and is a "life-size" representation. Both the Spear Bearer and Dying Gaul statues are actually copies of the original statues. Both statues were originally made of bronze and not marble. Many of the Greek statues from this time period were made of bronze, but bronze was expensive and that's why many of them were carved from marble. Although we do not know who created the copies, the original Spear Bearer was made by a man by the name of Polykleitos. The original bronze Dying Gaul is a copy after a statue by Peramon. The original artist of the Kouros statue is unknown, but many similar statues were made in this style during early Greek times and served funerary purposes.
             Although each statue is a life-size portrait of a nude male of white marble, they are very different in style and technique. The first statue is of a Greek Kouroi and is a much more simplistic that the later statues. Even though the man depicted is life size, it does not appear realistic. The figu...