A small cloak worn over other garments by women and usually fastened at one shoulder. This is how it appears on the archaic kore statues, but later it is worn loosely, like a small himation, or can be fastened at both shoulders.
Above left: Kore from the Athenian Acropolis (height 2.15m) made by the Athenian sculptor Antenor, about 525 BC. Athens, Acropolis Museum 681. © Athens, Acropolis Museum.
Above right: An Attic marble kore from the Athenian Acropolis, about 520-510 BC. Athens, Acropolis Museum 672. © Athens, Acropolis Museum
