Kore holding a flower
Kore holding a flower
Place of OriginGreek, Magna Graecia, S. 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.Late 16th-13th century BCE
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, about 2400 BCE.
2000-1200 BCE
6th-7th Century
about 150 CE
1st century CE
mid-5th century BCE
about 1500 BCE
about 1500
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