This funerary statue is considered a landmark in the development of Greek sculpture, and is the last in the kouros (naked youths) series. It is preserved almost intact, along with its square base, inscribed with the deceased΄s name in the genetive form: Aristodiko(u) (of Aristodikos). It belongs to the developed type of kouros: the arms, no longer stuck to the sides, come forward; the hair is cropped and forms short intricated locks above the forehead and in the back; and, finally, the muscles are rendered no longer schematically, but in a plastic, almost naturalistic way. This piece is attributed to an Attic sculptor, who was familiar with and understood the structure of the body and the balance of its individual parts.