Kore (Greek word for maiden) - ROM2012_12828_1

ROM2012_12828_1

Kore (Greek word for maiden)

Medium:Marble
Geography: East Greek
Date: c. 500-490 BC
Period: Late Archaic period
Dimensions:
30 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm
Object number: 2012.26.1
Credit Line: Gift of Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
Description

Kore

Perhaps from a votive relief, sculptures of kore were popular in the Greek world from about 650 BC to 480 BC. The projection of marble on the right side of this kore suggests that it may be part of a larger composition.

Cataloguer: Paul Denis (ROM Staff, 1981 to present)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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