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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE KORE
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 500-480 B.C.
Solid-cast, standing with her left leg advanced, wearing pointed shoes with upturned toes (calcei repandi) and Ionian dress, including a long chiton with a folded collar and a heavy mantle draped diagonally between her breasts, with vertical pleats descending in front, dividing in the center in stacked folds, the zigzagging edges ending in swallowtails, with similar folds over each shoulder, her arms bent forward at the elbows, emerging from the garments, her right hand with the fingers extended, her left hand pulling the skirt forward, the edges of the mantle defined by incised lines and zigzag on the back, her oval face with lidded eyes and a rounded chin, her hair scalloped along her forehead, her head veiled, with a crescentic stephane and circular earrings
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
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