Daughter with Hydra 23cm fig2 Full-length alabaster statue

Kore carrying

A hydria on her shoulder. Kore (Greek: κόρη "maiden"; plural korai) is the modern term given to a type of free-standing ancient Greek sculpture of the Archaic period depicting female figures, always of a young age. Kouroi are the youthful male equivalent of kore statues. Korai show the restrained "archaic smile", which did not demonstrate emotion. It was the symbol of the ideal, transcending above the hardships of the world. There are multiple theories on whether the korai represent mortals or deities. They may represent Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter, whom Pluto took to the underworld for her beauty. Korai also functioned as offerings to the gods or the dead. The hydria is a form of Greek pottery from between the late Geometric period and the Hellenistic period. The etymology of the word hydria was first noted when it was stamped on a hydria itself, its direct translation meaning ‘jug’. Originally, the hydrias purpose was for the collection of water, but it also held oil and the votes of judges. The design of the hydria allowed for the efficient collecting and pouring of liquids as it possessed three handles: two horizontal ones at its sides and a vertical one on its back.

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