Kore of the Acropolis of Athens - Female Statue - Archaic Attic sculpture - 570-480 BC - Acropolis Museum - Reproduction - Head Bust

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Casting Stone with Bronze color effect
Height: 32 cm - 12,6 inches
Width: 14 cm - 5,5 inches
Length: 8,5 cm - 3,3 inches
Weight: 3000 g

The Korai of the Acropolis of Athens are a group of female statues (Korai), discovered in the Perserschutt of the Acropolis of Athens in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, all of the same typology and clear votive function. Through them it is possible to trace the stylistic evolution of Archaic Attic sculpture for almost a century, from 570 to 480 BC. This demonstrates in particular the beginning and development of Ionian influence on Athenian art of the second half of the 6th century BC. This was the period when Ionian elements first appear in the architectural works of the Peisistratids and close connections between Ionia and Athens developed. Towards the end of the 6th century BC this influence is seen to be overcome, or rather absorbed, and a new style is born, the so-called severe style, with increasing Peloponnesian influence.