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Kore holding a flower

Kore holding a flower

Place of OriginMagna Graecia, South Italy
Date6th century BCE
DimensionsH: 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm); W: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm); Depth: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
MediumEarthenware.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.81
Not on View
DescriptionLarge standing female figure of a goddess (Kore, aka Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter), holding a flower to her breast with her right hand. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and extended outward, palm up.
Published ReferencesFragments of Time, Ancient Art XXXV (2004) No. 2a.
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