Name:	Peplos Kore
Picture:
Description:	Athens, Akropolis. Athens Akropolis Museum. H. 1.17m. The Peplos Kore has a similar face to that of the Moschophoros (calf-bearer). The sculptor has realised that the body is on display beneath the clothes, but rejects an elaborate rendering of the clothes in favour of a more simplistic approach. Three braids fall forwards over her shoulders to lie beside her breasts, emphasising their soft curves. Her facial expression is less fixed and archaic, and she radiates a powerful allure.
Date:	c. 530 B.C.
Discussion:	The dress may not actually be a true peplos, but rather a survival from the old Daedalic sleeved tunic. The kore was originally painted in bright colours: her hair was red-gold and topped with a metal crown. See Robertson 1981: fig. 39, p. 29-30; Stewart 1990: 123, 244; 147, 149 (ills.).