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Lots of direct quotes from Gisela Richter's Korai, 1988
peplos: heavy tunic
chiton: light tunic
himation: short, pleated mantle
epiblema: long or short shawl-like wrap
peplos made of wool, chiton of linen
at first, the peplos is the usual dress
usually alone, sometimes with epiblema
first half of the sixth century, chiton appears
lighter weight, regular presence of sleeves
short himation often worn over it
Berlin Kore
broken across the neck, waist, and above the knees
said to have been found near Keratea, in Attica, wrapped in a sheath of lead--hence presumably its good condition
extensive traces of red, yellow, and blue color
she stands erect with the feet about level
in the right hand she holds a pomegranate in front of her body, the left is laid across the chest
she wears a sleeved peplos, the folds of which are rendered by vertical ridges, and which has two arched openings at the bottom, from which the feet protrude
also an epiblema, draped at the back and hanging down in front on both sides; its folds are indicated by prominent ridges, arched at the back, vertical in front, with the stacking indicated at the bottom by zigzags; tassels are added at the four corners
the hair falls down the back, without side tresses. it is rendered in wavy grooves and ridges, and is tied at the bottom a number of times to form a long tuft; above the ears, at the back, it is held in place by a fillet. n the head is a polos, decorated with incised patterns of maeander and lotus. She also wears sandals, a necklace with pendants, and earrings with similar pendants, and a spiral bracelet on her left arm.
The nose is pronounced, the eyes bulge, the lips are angular and do not meet at the corners, in the ear the tragus is rendered as a separate protuberance, and there is no indication of the antitragus.
In the feet the toes are directed downward, and are more or less parallel to one another. The right forearm is supinated, with an inward twist.
The indication of folds with stacked ends, the forms of the eyes and the ears, the parallel toes, the forms of the jewellery all point to a date around 580 to 570 BC. For the coiffure interesting parallels are furnished on contemporary gravestones, one in Athens, the other in Berlin.
peplos: heavy tunic
chiton: light tunic
himation: short, pleated mantle
epiblema: long or short shawl-like wrap
peplos made of wool, chiton of linen
at first, the peplos is the usual dress
usually alone, sometimes with epiblema
first half of the sixth century, chiton appears
lighter weight, regular presence of sleeves
short himation often worn over it
Berlin Kore
broken across the neck, waist, and above the knees
said to have been found near Keratea, in Attica, wrapped in a sheath of lead--hence presumably its good condition
extensive traces of red, yellow, and blue color
she stands erect with the feet about level
in the right hand she holds a pomegranate in front of her body, the left is laid across the chest
she wears a sleeved peplos, the folds of which are rendered by vertical ridges, and which has two arched openings at the bottom, from which the feet protrude
also an epiblema, draped at the back and hanging down in front on both sides; its folds are indicated by prominent ridges, arched at the back, vertical in front, with the stacking indicated at the bottom by zigzags; tassels are added at the four corners
the hair falls down the back, without side tresses. it is rendered in wavy grooves and ridges, and is tied at the bottom a number of times to form a long tuft; above the ears, at the back, it is held in place by a fillet. n the head is a polos, decorated with incised patterns of maeander and lotus. She also wears sandals, a necklace with pendants, and earrings with similar pendants, and a spiral bracelet on her left arm.
The nose is pronounced, the eyes bulge, the lips are angular and do not meet at the corners, in the ear the tragus is rendered as a separate protuberance, and there is no indication of the antitragus.
In the feet the toes are directed downward, and are more or less parallel to one another. The right forearm is supinated, with an inward twist.
The indication of folds with stacked ends, the forms of the eyes and the ears, the parallel toes, the forms of the jewellery all point to a date around 580 to 570 BC. For the coiffure interesting parallels are furnished on contemporary gravestones, one in Athens, the other in Berlin.
