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Marble statue of Caryatid from Tralles
Museum: Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Date: ca. 5th century B.C.
Period: Classical
A caryatid (Greek: Καρυάτις, plural: Καρυάτιδες) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural
support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term
karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyae", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous
temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis.
This sculpture is identical reproduction of the original ancient masterpiece, now housed by the prominent
museum. The statue is composed from mold made from the original, thus guaranteeing the highest
accuracy of identical reproduction. The reproduction pictured here is made of cast marble, and is
extremely heavy and strong, having a real ancient feel. An ancient patina finishing gives it an additional
historical value (you can choose not to have patina applied and keep it all white if you like). The statue can
be displayed both inside and out, it is weatherproofed.
Item No. S048
Dimensions: height 186 cm (6' 1")
$5,490.00
Museum: Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Date: ca. 5th century B.C.
Period: Classical
A caryatid (Greek: Καρυάτις, plural: Καρυάτιδες) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural
support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term
karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyae", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous
temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis.
This sculpture is identical reproduction of the original ancient masterpiece, now housed by the prominent
museum. The statue is composed from mold made from the original, thus guaranteeing the highest
accuracy of identical reproduction. The reproduction pictured here is made of cast marble, and is
extremely heavy and strong, having a real ancient feel. An ancient patina finishing gives it an additional
historical value (you can choose not to have patina applied and keep it all white if you like). The statue can
be displayed both inside and out, it is weatherproofed.
Item No. S048
Dimensions: height 186 cm (6' 1")
$5,490.00
original sculpture in the museum
modern reproduction
