Kore dressed in chiton and cape (epiblema)

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This is a three-dimensional scan of a plaster cast from the sculpture "Kore dressed in chiton and cape (epiblema)" dated around 530 BCE. The scan was made from the original cast, which is part of The Royal Cast Collection at the National Gallery of Denmark's SMK museum. This version has been downscaled to about 10 MB for easier viewing. For more information on the 3D scans of casts in The Royal Cast Collection and to download all high-resolution 3D models, visit www.smk.dk/3d. If you create new work with the model and want to share it with us, send an email to web@smk.dk. The long shawl draped loosely around the upper body is called "epiblema." This term is also used in botany to describe the broken skin that helps plants absorb water through their roots. The figure's costume indicates it was created during the Late Archaic period, approximately 520 BC. The dress is depicted in an extravagant and detailed manner, but the figure remains composed around a central axis with only a faint, flat smile on her face. In the Early Archaic style, clothes were portrayed more simply, while later styles saw the smile disappear as figures began to twist around their own axes. A "kore" is an Archaic sculpture of a female figure that is always fully dressed and not partially or completely nude like the later Venus figures. The original figure would have been painted in bold colors with elaborate patterns on her dress. Kore no. 761 was discovered in 1886 on Acropolis in Athens, near the Erechtheion, alongside other figures. They were hidden in a crevice in the rocks possibly to save them from the Persian attack and burning of the place in 480 BCE. Archaeologists are still uncovering more parts of the figures, allowing them to complete the various sculptures further. This kore had a piece added to one arm in 2012. Henrik Holm, senior research curator at SMK, is responsible for overseeing the curation of these important artifacts.