"Portrait of a Woman from Auxerre" - Lady from Auxerre

Japanese: 《オーセールの婦人像》 - おーせーるのふじんぞう
"Portrait of a Woman from Auxerre" - Lady from Auxerre

…In the middle of the 7th century BC, large sculptures made of marble began to be produced, replacing the traditional wooden sculptures (xoannon). The famous “Woman of Auxerre” at the Louvre is characterized by a flat form, an inverted triangular head, a narrow forehead, and a hair style that emphasizes horizontal lines, and is representative of the “Daedalian style,” the oldest of Archaic sculptures. During the Archaic period, the most common votive and tomb statues were upright nude figures of young men (kouros) and clothed figures of young girls (kore). …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Portrait of the Lady of Auxerre" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前7世紀中ごろには,従来の木造彫刻(クソアノン)に代わって大理石を素材とする大型彫刻の製作が始まる。ルーブルの有名な《オーセールの婦人像》は,平板な形態把握,逆三角形の頭部,狭い額,水平線を強調した頭髪の処理などに特徴があり,アルカイク彫刻で最も古い〈ダイダロス様式〉を代表している。アルカイク時代に奉納像,墓像として多く作られたのは直立する裸体の青年像(クーロス)と着衣の少女像(コレー)である。…

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