Peplos Kore from the Acropolis, Unknown, 530B.C.E
The peplos Kore stands at 1.18 meters tall and is made out of white marble. This Archaic statue is a type of Kore, which means young woman. This statue is wearing clothes like most Kore. She was originally believed to be wearing a peplos but upon further speculation it could be wearing a garment of a goddess. In her original form, she would have been painted with red colors, as well small holes on her head leads to idea that she used to wear a crown, further proving the idea she indeed is a goddess. Her left arm is cut off which could of possibly held a bow for the goddess Artemis.
The Peplos Kore of acropolis was a votive figure for the goddess as kores were often used as votive offerings. But recent research shows this might actually be a god herself. So it is still unclear on what exactly her function was. She could have been Artemis, the goddess of the hunt or the goddess Athena. She would have been worshipped if she was a goddess.
The Peplos Kore of Acropolis was created in 530 B.C.E. at the end of archaic period. She would be an offering or a statue of a goddess that would have been placed in the Acropolis, the religious center of Athens, She would eventually be dumped by the renovation effort of the persians in 480 B.C.E. Depending on whether she was a goddess or not, she would have served a different social purpose. She would have been looked up for if she was artemis, the god of hunt and would have been prazed if the Peplos was Athena as she was the patron of the city Athens.
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