#28 Peplos Kore, 530 BCE marble and paint, Athens, Greece.

Form

-Tightened waist -Breats revealed beneath the drapery -Rounded and naturalistic face -Her hair falls naturally beside her body -Much of the paint still remains, animating the face and hair -Broken hand-fitted into the socket -Hand emerges into our own space -Breaks out of the static archaic mold

Content

--Broken arm probably held an attribute

Function

-Grave marker -To honor and depict a Greek goddess -Placeholder for an altar in Greek temple -Physical representation of a deity

Context

Context

Additional Information

--A peplos robe(not 100%) -Classical Egyptian stance -Created in 530BCE -Unknown Artist