Kroisos Kouros [SEP] material used
Kroisos Kouros
The Kroisos Kouros () is a marble kouros from Anavyssos in Attica which functioned as a grave marker for a fallen young warrior named Kroisos (). 
Overview.
The free-standing sculpture strides forward with the "archaic smile" playing slightly on his face. The sculpture is dated to c. 540–515 BC and stands 1.95 meters high. It is now situated in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (inv. no. 3851). 
The inscription on the base of the statue reads
Archaic smile
The archaic smile was used by sculptors in Archaic Greece, especially in the second quarter of the 6th century BCE, possibly to suggest that their subject was alive, and infused with a sense of well-being. One of the most famous examples of the Archaic Smile is the Kroisos Kouros; the Peplos Kore is another. 
The dying warrior from the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece is an interesting context as the warrior is near death.
In the Archaic Period of ancient