Western Greece, Archaic period, ca. 600 BCE. An excellent and well-preserved example of a mold-made ceramic kore, a standing woman wearing draped garments. This example faces forward, a large headdress on her head, and with some details of the face remaining (she may have once had an "Archaic smile"), and her arms crossed at her waist. At one point, she was probably brightly painted. It is not known if she represents a deity - perhaps Persephone - or a human woman, but monumental finds indicate that kore were common sights, both in public and private, for the Archaic Greeks. Size: 2" L x 1.75" W x 7.45" H (5.1 cm x 4.4 cm x 18.9 cm)

By the seventh century BCE, Greek art began to evolve from its embrace of geometric patterning, which was favored between approximately 1050 and 700 BCE, to a desire to create more naturalistic representations of the human figure. Most famous are the freestanding sculptures of two main types, the male standing youth known as a kouros, and the draped standing female kore. The earliest examples demonstrate an Egyptian influence in both pose and proportions, but over time sculptors created even more lifelike representations. These were placed in sanctuaries as well as cemeteries and served as grave markers and dedications to the deities.

Provenance: private Swiss Collection

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Intact, with light surface deposits. Stands on her own.