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These three captivating Mediterranean women from B.C. showcase the undeniable truths of beauty depiction, women's status, and concepts of duties for women. These statues and painting each represent women from differing cultures, yet similar purposes. All three of the women from the Mediterranean exhibit purpose; whether it be fighting against the social standard for male heroism, duties as a gatherer for food, and impression of a Greek goddess. Though the portraits selected come from some form of the Mediterranean culture, their specific location and background directly affect their individual presentations and intentions. Cultures of Akrotiri Cyclades, Acropolis Athens, and Gabinetto delle Maschere Rome are displayed here to pronounce the perspectives of women's beauties, status, and responsibility. Aphrodite of Knidos illustrates the increasing suggestion of preconceived notions of idealistic male bodies. Her nudity portrays the beauty of the female body; delicate and soft, rather than the objectifying concepts associated with women comfortable in her skin. Similarly, Peplos Kore from Aphrodite creates an image of beauty to suggest the late women's status and representation of goddesses from Greek cultures such as Artemis and Aphrodite. Lastly, the Frescoes from Akrotiri indicate a new ideal of responsibility found in Eastern Hemispheric culture. Rather than delving into the thought of objectified materialistic beauty and status, this portrait outlines the duties women underwent. Her active elaboration of movement shows the drive women partook in to add purpose to their lives. Ultimately, we see connections deriving from women's beauty standards and conceptual morals of materialism at its richest through fashion, movement, and facial prestige.

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Frescoes from Akrotiri, Cyclades
1650 BCE
Saffron dyes and pigmentation
Island of Thera
Hair in a childlike high ponytail
Robe
Colorful Attire
There Foundation, Petros M. Nomikos Greece

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Peplos Kore from Acropolis Greece
530 BCE
Robe
Female
Hair braided
Deity
Acropolis Museum, Athens

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Aphrodite of Knidos Rome
350 BCE
Marble
Nude
Hair braided
Gabinetto delle Maschere, Rome
Delicate
Vatican Museum, Museo Pio Clementino