Greek, Archaic, 6th century B.C.

Terracotta

H: 8 cm (3.15 in)

Serial: 35494 

This protome of a young woman is well known among the archaic Greek statuary under the name of kore. Presented frontally and symmetrically coiffed, the young woman wears a diadem and earrings, on which one can still admire the polychrome today. The archaic smile the young woman proudly displays is characteristic of the period, inviting her spectator to join in the happiness of contemplation..

Provenance 

The Gilbert collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, acquired in New York, 24 November 1995. 

Exhibited and Published

From Myth to Life: Images of Women from the Classical World, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, 12 March – 10 October 2004, pp. 38-39, no. 3; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 12 February -31 July, 2005; Tampa Museum of Art, Florida, 18 September - 3 December 2005; La Biennale, Grand Palais, Paris, 11-17 September 2019; PAD London, Berkeley Square, London, 30 September 6 - October 2019

Published

The Gilbert Collection: by Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, 2019, no. 194