Observation

(a)        Subject matter

• - Standing clothed female figure called kore (young woman)
• - Standing male nude called kouros (young man)
• - Draped male figures
• - Seated and reclining figures
• - Horseman
• - Warriors with sacrificial animals
• - Imaginary creatures such as sphinxes
• - Relief terracotta plaques depicting myths or scenes of everyday life.

 (b)       Characteristics

• - Naturalistic representation
• - Rigid pose
• - Block-like shape
• - Stiff and frontal (often female) figures (Daedalic form).
• - Subtle mechanical smile covering actual feeling
• - Elaborate clothing (Kore)
• - Male figures (Kouros) in nude
• - Predominantly marble
• - Former representation in adherence to established forms and patterns
• - Frontal pose with the left foot extended forward
• - Arm attached or close to the hips
• - Male painted in the dark colour
• - Female painted in lighter colour
• - Figures have braided hair