Kore Head Bust Statue of a Maiden the Female Counterpart

Condition: New, Made in Greece.Material: Ceramic, Clay with wooden base

Dimensions (approximately): Height: 10 cm - 3,9 inchesWidth: 5 cm - 2 inchesLength: 5 cm - 2 inchesWeight: 320 g

Kore, plural korai, 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. Over this period the kore remained essentially the same, although, as in all Greek art, it evolved from a highly stylized form to a more naturalistic one.Basically, the kore is a draped female figure—carved from marble and originally painted—standing erect with feet together or sometimes with one foot, usually the left, slightly advanced.The representation of the figure’s hair evolved also, from the early solid mass hanging at the sides and back of the head to the separation of the top and sides into tresses. The faces of early korai wear the Archaic smile, a rather artificial grimace achieved by sculpting the corners of the mouth with an upward turn; the kore’s expression eventually became a fairly relaxed half-smile.

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