Kore 674 From The Acropolis 500 Bce Archaic Marble

Kore type of freestanding statue of a maiden the female counterpart of the kouros or standing youth that appeared with the beginning of greek monumental sculpture in about 660 bc and remained to the end of the archaic period in about 500 bc.
Kore 674 from the acropolis 500 bce archaic marble. The young woman stands straight and stares ahead with large lidded almond shaped eyes. Kore 674 ca 500 bc paros marble statue from the archaic age from the acropolis in athens. Athens moussÃo get premium high resolution news photos at getty images. Over this period the kore remained essentially the.
The face is treated as a unit and the features wholly integrated. Greek civilization 6th century bc. B c e physical representation of a deity specifically the goddess artemis or athena which is the most likely option as she is clothed differently than all other korai found at the acropolis. 530 bce marble the acropolis museum athens kore no.
Nearchos the potter dedicated the statue to athena as aparche from his first earnings. 500 bce acropolis museum athens. A long thick neck and sloping shoulders contrast with head which is a little heavy. The stance and mass of hair at the back are the most pronounced archaic elements.
Scultura arte sculture acropoli paros atene antica grecia arte antico artemide. It was made by antenor son of eumares. Single fragment condition description. Greek civilization 6th century bc.
600 480 bce kore statues. Kore 674 ca 500 bc paros marble statue from the archaic age from the acropolis in athens greece. Marble from paros statue and penteli base acr. Upper portion of kore broken at thighs.
Kore often used to mark graves were offerings to the gods 6th 5th c. The largest kore on the acropolis the work of the great sculptor antenor. The facial expression is underlined by a new understatement in details of the hairstyle and clothing. 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.
Greek civilization 6th century bc. The female counterpart of the kouros is the kore. Both arms and a fragment of the head also missing. Kore 674 ca 500 bc paros marble statue from the archaic age from the acropolis in athens.
674 from athens height 3 feet c. The back is now more fully worked.