| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Torso of a Kore from Moschato |
| Context: | From Attica |
| Findspot: | Found at Moschato, Attica |
| Summary: | Standing female figure |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue: kore |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Style: | High Archaic |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 580 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.40 m |
| Scale: | Slightly under life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | High Archaic |
Subject Description: A female figure holds her left forearm in front of her lower chest, and probably held her right arm at her side. She wears a button-sleeved, belted chiton decorated with an incised pattern down the center. Her hair cascades down the back where it terminates in a straight line, while eight wavy locks spread over her chest, four on either side.
Condition: Single piece
Condition Description: The torso is preserved from just below the neck to the waist. The arms are broken off below the shoulders, except for the inner part of the left forearm where it is attached to the body. The surface is scratched and pitted.
Collection History: Formerly housed in the Theseion.
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