Description: TEMPLE WITH CARYATIDS A caryatid 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 Karyai", an ancient town on the Peloponnese. Karyai had a temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants". A caryatid supporting a basket on her head is called a canephora ("basket-bearer"), representing one of the maidens who carried sacred objects used at feasts of the goddesses Athena and Artemis. Please be aware that, due to the fact that our products are either individually cast, carved, hand painted and hand finished, there will inevitably be minor variations in size, colour and texture.(B310-1) Details: Condition: New, Handmade in Greece Material: Casting stone Height: 23.5 cm(9.2 inches)Width: 20 cm(7.8 inches)Weight: 1.5 kg********
Price: 72 USD
Location: Athens, Greece
End Time: 2024-10-11T19:58:19.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Size: Small
Title: TEMPLE WITH CARYATIDS
Material: Stone
Region of Origin: Greece
Subject: Architecture, History, Mythology
Type: Sculpture
Listed By: Talos Artifacts
Format: Statue
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Reproduction
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Largest Dimension: Less than 12in.
Culture: Greek
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 2000-Now
