kore

Definition

An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

Example Sentences

• "Mus. No 685: Archaic kore of island marble (500-490 B. C.) 4 ft high. Attic work. This kore is not wearing the Ionian smile, but a look of solemn gravity. She does not gather up her robes with the left hand like the other kores,[…]."
• "Ducat believes that all the kore plastic vessels wearing transverse himatia ending in stepped folds over the abdomen originate in Rhodes (1966: 72)."
• "Inscribed dedications often took the form of korai (singular: kore): statues, usually life-size or larger of female figures, generally goddesses."