Peplos Kore, Bust Detail, B

Creator

• Unknown

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

circa 530 BCE

Abstract

Closer bust detail of kore with her head in frame, slightly left view

Keywords

Greek High Archaic period, Korai (Statues), Sculpture (Visual works), Statues

Alt Text

A marble statue of a woman with long, curly hair and a necklace. The sculpture features detailed facial features and a serene expression.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Athens (Greece); Acropolis (Athens, Greece)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

The lower part of this statue's body was located in 1886 in the so-called 'Korai Pit' northwest of the Erechtheion, with the remaining segments found shortly after. This kore has been named due to the garment she wears called a peplos, which was fastened in the middle by a belt and on the shoulders with bronze pins. Her hair falls over her shoulders in long curls, fastened with a ribbon. The red paint that covers her hair today is an undercoat where the final brown color was applied. The entirety of the sculpture would have been painted in different colors with pigments. Her left hand was made of a separate piece of marble and fitted into the notch still preserved today. Her right hand extends downward and clasps her fingers as if she was holding something. The face is characterized by an interest in converging planes. The eyes and mouth occupy hollows which emphasize these features, separated by strongly protruding cheeks and a broad nose. The details are so close to the face of the Rampin Horseman that the two are often attributed to the same sculptor. If true, she would be one of his late works, for she is stylistically advanced. The mouth, though retaining the up-lifted corners of an archaic smile, is now much softer, relaxed, less triangular in form. The more developed form of the eyes corresponds to the equally developed forms of the body. The object is currently held at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.

Identifier

A01-JGC0409

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Peplos Kore, Bust Detail, B" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 436.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/436