Peplos Kore
by Ancient Greek (Unknown), -530
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- -530
- Medium
- Marble (originally painted)
- Size
- 120 cm (47 in) tall
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Ancient Greek The Peplos Kore is an Archaic Greek marble of a young woman, dating to around 530 BCE. She was found on the Acropolis in Athens in 1886. The name refers to her garment, the peplos, a heavy wool dress pinned at the shoulders. She stands about 120 cm tall and was originally brightly painted.
Recent analysis suggests she may actually depict the goddess Athena or Artemis, not a generic maiden. Traces of paint show she wore a red and blue dress with green details and had painted eyes and lips. She's at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. The faint 'Archaic smile' on her face is characteristic of Greek sculpture from this period.
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About Peplos Kore
At the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. She was found buried on the Acropolis in 1886, along with dozens of other archaic statues that had been ritually buried after the Persian destruction of 480 BCE.
Yes. Analysis shows she was brightly colored: red and blue dress, green details, painted eyes and lips. Reconstructions show how dramatically different ancient Greek sculpture looked with its original paint. The Acropolis Museum displays color reconstructions alongside the original.
Ancient Greek she was found on the Acropolis in Athens in 1886. The name refers to her garment, the peplos, a heavy wool dress pinned at the shoulders.
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