CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Fellatio, Second Sophistic, Agalmatophilia
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Simply named because she is wearing the peplos garment and she is a girl. Peplos: full length garment worn by greek women, the typical women"s garment by the. Archaic statues are not very dynamic, very stiff, often the same expression and posture. Archaic smile: facial expression of most archaic statues, just a small smile so the statue is not serious but is also not outright happy. Not clear what these statues are for, could represent something like grace, a generic representation of highborn girls, a minor god, or athena herself. Strong arguments in favour of viewing it as athena. The kouros was naked as apposed to the fully clothed girl. Polychromy: to have more than one colour. The greek and roman statues were originally polychromatic with many different colours, its up to personal preference whether that or monochrome is more attractive. Genitals on the statues are smaller than you would expect, this is an aesthetic aspect.
