Gods and Robots. Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology

Fig. 8.8. Kore statue with enigmatic “archaic smiles.” Left, the Peplos Kore, painted marble, about
530 BC, Acropolis Museum, Athens, HIP / Art Resource, NY. Top right, head of the Peplos Kore,
photo by Xuan Che, 2011. Bottom right, marble Kore head, sixth century BC, Musées Royaux d’Art
et d’Histoire, Brussels. Werner Forman / Art Resource, NY.