Displayed here is the marble head of a Kore statue\u2014a young female figure typical of Archaic Greek sculpture\u2014dating to around 510 BC. It was discovered inside Tomb Z, one of the cist-shaped graves in the royal necropolis. The face is fractured, but based on its proportions, it likely belonged to a statue standing about 1.60 meters tall. The head wears a ribbon, and there’s a hole at the top, which may have held a lunette\u2014a metal disc used to protect the statue from birds\u2014or perhaps a metal decorative flower.<\/p>\n
The marble used comes from the nearby Tranovalto quarries, known for their exceptional quality. Evidence strongly supports the presence of a sculpture workshop right in Aiani, possibly operating in the royal courtyard of Elimeia. This Kore likely stood above the tomb, serving as a grave marker. Interestingly, it bears stylistic similarities to the Korai statues of the Athenian Acropolis, suggesting strong artistic connections between Aiani and the cultural centers of southern Greece. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2457,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-3410","highlighted-exhibits","type-highlighted-exhibits","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlighted-exhibits\/3410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlighted-exhibits"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlighted-exhibits"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.mouseioaianis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}