The Kouros of Flerio is 4.7 metre long statue (Kouros) of white Naxian marble, located in a village garden in Melanes [de], a small village on Naxos

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The well preserved unfinshed statue of Flerio in Melanes, that lies in a garden, is one of the three famous kouroi of Naxos. The stroll from the parking place ...

Archaeological research shows that it dates back to 570 BC. Its height is one of the most impressive features, reaching almost 6 meters, while one leg is ...

2.5.2013 · The unfinished Archaic (mid 6th century BC) kouroi of Flerio on the Cycladic island of Naxos have been known for generations as one of the most striking ...

11.3.2021 · Melanes village is built in an extraordinary, green place with running water everywhere and is considered to be the jewel of Naxos.

The kouros in the location of Flerio, was found in a narrow private orchard. The kouros is 5.5 m in size, while its right leg is broken.

23.10.2022 · The Colossus of Dionysus and the kouroi of Flerio, Greek statues from the 6th century B.C. that remain unfinished in the quarries of Naxos.

In Flerio, near Mili, is an ancient marble-working area. There remain two examples of kouroi, large marble statues created in the 7th and 6th centuries BC.