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Acropolis Athens Greek Caryatid Column Sculpture Statue
Item No. 5011
Reproduced after an ancient original from the Acropolis in Athens ca. 465 B.C.
A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element such as a column or a pillar
supporting an entablature on its head. Some of the earliest known examples were found in the treasuries
of Delphi, dating to about the 6th century BC, but their origins can be traced back even further to ritual
basins, ivory mirror handles from Phoenicia, and draped figures from archaic Greece. The best-known and
most-copied examples are those of the six figures of the Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis
at Athens. Our reproduction represents one of them. One of those original six figures, removed by Lord
Elgin in the early 1800s, is now in the British Museum in London. The other five figures, although they are
damaged by erosion, are in the Acropolis Museum. The Romans also copied the Erechtheion caryatids,
installing copies in the Forum Augustum and the Pantheon in Rome, and Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli. The male
counterpart of a caryatid is referred to as a telamon or Atlas (plural, atlantes) – the name refers to the
legend of Atlas, who bore the world on his shoulders. A caryatid supporting a baskets on her head is called
a canephora, representing one of the maidens who carried sacred objects used at feasts of the gods.
Made of cast stone and hand stained with antique finish.
Dimensions: HIGH 26" or 66 cm
Weight: 23 lbs
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$149.00
Item No. 5011
Reproduced after an ancient original from the Acropolis in Athens ca. 465 B.C.
A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element such as a column or a pillar
supporting an entablature on its head. Some of the earliest known examples were found in the treasuries
of Delphi, dating to about the 6th century BC, but their origins can be traced back even further to ritual
basins, ivory mirror handles from Phoenicia, and draped figures from archaic Greece. The best-known and
most-copied examples are those of the six figures of the Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis
at Athens. Our reproduction represents one of them. One of those original six figures, removed by Lord
Elgin in the early 1800s, is now in the British Museum in London. The other five figures, although they are
damaged by erosion, are in the Acropolis Museum. The Romans also copied the Erechtheion caryatids,
installing copies in the Forum Augustum and the Pantheon in Rome, and Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli. The male
counterpart of a caryatid is referred to as a telamon or Atlas (plural, atlantes) – the name refers to the
legend of Atlas, who bore the world on his shoulders. A caryatid supporting a baskets on her head is called
a canephora, representing one of the maidens who carried sacred objects used at feasts of the gods.
Made of cast stone and hand stained with antique finish.
Dimensions: HIGH 26" or 66 cm
Weight: 23 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide - please
contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$149.00
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