Examples of kore in the following topics:
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- A kore (plural korai) sculpture depicts a female youth.
- The Peplos Kore (c. 530 BCE) depicts a young woman wearing a peplos, a heavy wool garment that drapes over the whole body, obscuring most of it.
- The example of a Kore (520-510 BCE) from the Athenian Acropolis shows a bit more shape in the body such as defined hips instead of a dramatic belted waistline, although the primary focus of the kore is on the clothing and the drapery.
- This kore figure wears a chiton (a woolen tunic), a himation (a lightweight undergarment), and a mantle (a cloak).
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- A small limestone statue of a kore (maiden), known as the Lady of Auxerre (650-625 BCE), from Crete demonstrates the style of early Greek figural sculptures.