Archaistic Koré Head
Augustan or Julio-Claudian Period
(1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D.)
White marble
(1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D.)
White marble
H 23.5 x W 14 x D 16 cm
(9¼ x 5½ x 6⅓ in.)
(9¼ x 5½ x 6⅓ in.)
Further images
The archaistic style became popular in the Augustan period, with archaistic statuary appearing on coins of Augustus and becoming, to a certain degree, synonymous with Imperial rule.
The archaistic style became popular in the Augustan period, with archaistic statuary appearing on coins of Augustus and becoming, to a certain degree, synonymous with Imperial rule. At the dawn of the Roman imperial period, a new artistic programme was sought, and 'all Greek styles, archaic, classical, and Hellenistic were combined to create a new Roman art'. The emergent style reflected Roman admiration of Greek artistic achievements, yet this cultural appropriation also demonstrated Rome's supplanting of Greece as the dominant political and cultural force in the Mediterranean.
Provenance
Private French Collection (late 1950ies)