Statue of a Kore - Kore with a Quince
Acropolis Museum, Athens, GreeceStatue of a Kore — “Kore with a Quince”
Inventory number: Akropolis 680
Artist: Attic workshop
Category: Sculpture
Period: Archaic Period
Date: 530–520 BC
Dimensions: Height: 1.155 m
Material: Marble from Paros
Location: Archaic Acropolis Gallery
The Kore was discovered in 1886 in the so-called "Korai Pit" northwest of the Erechtheion.
She is dressed in a chiton with long sleeves and a short himation on top, that is secured with relief buttons over her left arm. According to spectrographical analysis her garments were richly decorated with painted crosses, elaborate motifs with spirals, meanders and dots. The colours, usually red, blue and green have oxidized through time. In her right hand, which is carved in a separate piece of marble, the Kore holds a quince, her offering to the goddess while with her left she pulls her chiton aside to facilitate her step.
Her hairdo is the typical of the archaic Korai with her wavy hair falling on her back while four curled locks frame each side of her face and spill to the front. A stephane on top of her head, earrings with painted light-colour rosettes on a dark background and a relief bracelet complete her look.
Supplementary images:
Archaic period Parian marble statue of a Kore, known as the "Kore with a Quince," from the Acropolis
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