The term that was used to refer to greek statues that were in the form of a standing, draped girl is Kore. Kore is the female sculptural counterpart of the kouros, archaic Greek statues representing a young standing male. Like the kouros, the kore type was inspired by Egyptian and Mesopotamian art. Prototypes for the stance of the Greek maidens are found particularly in statues and statuettes of the Egyptian New Kingdom.