This kore is larger than life and her dominating presence makes her goddess-like. The carving emphasises the vertical axis, particularly the drapery which resembles fluting on a column, and invites comparison to the architecture which would have been the backdrop to where she stood on the Athenian Acropolis. Her monumentality is augmented by her rather masculine physique, with square jaw and broad shoulders.

Her ankles however are very thin, and her eyes were inset with (probably) glass. These are techniques common in bronze sculpture, rather than stone; perhaps the sculptor normally worked in metal. His name may have been Antenor, as recorded on the inscription; it is however not certain that the base belongs to the statue.

The original sculpture shows traces of red, blue and green painted decoration