Phrasikleia Kore
The Kore Phrasikleia is an archaic statue of ancient artist Aristion of Paros and was created 550-540 BC. She stood on a grave in the ancient Greek city Myrrhinous in Attica. Because of their extremely good state of preservation, it is one of the most important archaic works of art.
Discovery
Four Mont Michel, who traveled from 1729 to 1730 Greece, reported by a labeled block of marble was installed in the church of the Panagia of Merenda. The inscription had been defaced before being used in the church, but could be reconstructed.
Front inscription in Epigrammform:
κόρε κεκλέσομαι αἰεί, ἀντὶ γάμο παρὰ θεο̑ν τοῦτο λαχο̑σ ' ὄνομα
Should be Kore ' [girl] called evermore, / instead of marriage of the gods I have this given names
Left above:
1968, the block was removed and placed in the Epigraphic Museum of Athens. Four years later discovered the archaeologist Efthymios Mastrokostas on the Street of Tombs of Myrrhinous two marble statues, one Kouros and Kore one that belonged obviously together. They immediately remembered the labeled socket which had been in the church, 200 meters away. There was a lump of lead, with which they had once attached to its socket on the underside of the statues. Based on this lead lump that fit exactly in the saving of the marked block of marble, the membership could be clearly demonstrated. The statue with the inventory number 4889 is now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, and is on display in Room 11.
Description
The frontal under consideration statue of Parian marble has a height of 2,115 meters at the base and plinth and stands on a 26 inch high pedestal. Without the base, the sculpture has a height of 1.79 meters, making it life-size roughly. As the inscription indicates, this is a young woman who died unmarried, and are therefore referred to as a girl forever. She is standing upright and wearing a long chiton body, which is decorated with rosettes, stars and swastikas on the body front runs a wide, decorated with meandering band from top to bottom. At the bottom of the robe is decorated with colorful leaf ornaments. To her hips she wears an ornate belt. The front part of their feet and their sandals are visible. Your right arm it can hang down and holds the hand of the chiton fixed.
The left arm is bent across his chest and in her hand she holds an even more closed lotus blossom. On her head she wears a high Garland, consisting partly of lotus. Around the neck of a chain in the ears earrings and a bracelet on each arm. The long, intricately designed and curly hair vielsträhnigen some fall behind the back, in part to the front of the shoulders to the chest down. On the head the hair is wavy, not braided. You can see remains of old paint. At the chiton is found in several places red color. In the exhibition Colorful gods in Frankfurt 2008/2009 took place in Liebighaus, the painting was reconstructed.