The peplos kore is a statue of a girl and one of the most well known examples of archaic greek art the 118 cm high 46 in high white marble statue was made around 530 bc and originally was colourfully painted.
Marble kore statue acropolis.
Marble from paros statue and penteli base acr.
The statue was found in three pieces in an 1886 excavation north west of the erechtheion on the athenian acropolis and is now in the acropolis museum in athens.
This page was created by david gill on 30 january 2002.
A long thick neck and sloping shoulders contrast with head which is a little heavy.
The kore was found in 1886 on the athenian acropolis close to the erechtheion.
This is a well preserved cast of acropolis kore 674 a damaged marble votive statue recovered in 1888 from a deposit on the athenian acropolis containing debris from the persian destruction of athens in 480 bce.
Nearchos the potter dedicated the statue to athena as aparche from his first earnings.
Payne humfry gilbert garth and gerard mackworth young.
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Archaic marble sculpture from the acropolis.
The largest kore on the acropolis the work of the great sculptor antenor.
A study of the development of the kore type in greek sculpture london.
The kore acropolis 674 is unique in its body structure.
It was made by antenor son of eumares.
The facial expression is underlined by a new understatement in details of the hairstyle and clothing.