Garment pleats from a Kore statue, Attic, c. 500 BC, marble.
Acropolis Museum record Acr. 337
“the garments weren’t just solidly colored – they frequently had patterns, particularly in the borders/hems. This looks to be a double border, and I’d bet that modern scanning would reveal more complex detail that isn’t visible to the naked eye.”
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