What is the term for an Archaic Greek statue of a young woman?

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What is the term for an Archaic Greek statue of a young woman?

Kore

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"Kouros" refers to a Greek statue of a young, nude male in the Archaic style (a simplistic, robust style of Greek and Etruscan art and crafts). Most kouroi preserved today are from the 7th to 5th centuries B.C. An equivalent female figure is referred to as a "kore".

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