This piece is called the Marble Statue of a Kouros (youth).   The statue was made by the Greek around the years 590-580 B.C.  The piece shows to have been influenced by Egyptian art.  The stiff stance of the piece portrays the piece as not very realistic compared to the stance of an actual human.  The left foot of the figure is placed forward.  The head is straight up, arms are placed straight down very close to his sides.  The pattern in the hair is also non-realistic and again, an influence of Egyptian art. The stiff, non-humanistic stance contrasts with that of young Hercules.

This piece is called the Marble Statue of a Youthful Hercules.  This sculpture seems to contrast greatly when compared to the kouros.  In this sculpture, the figure of Hercules is portrayed with fluidity, making him appear more humanistic than the sculpture of kouros.  Hercules is portrayed with curly hair, a more realistic feature when compared to the geometric patterned hair of the kouros.  The figure is standing in a contrapposto stance.  He is leaning toward his left hip, giving off a sense of fluidity which contrasts the stiff, straight stance of the kouros.  The figure shows to have bent arms at his sides, versus the kouros who has both arms straight down and close to his sides.