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Caryatid (1)
ID: GSATAM01 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2003

Caryatid (1)

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One of the original caryatids from the Erechtheion. A caryatid is a sculpted draped female figure that serves as a column that supports an entablature (beam for the roof). This caryatid is 6 ft. 6 in. [2 m.] tall.