Caryatid from Eleusis

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Carole Raddato
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published on 03 January 2015
Caryatid from Eleusis Download Full Size Image

The upper part of one of the caryatids that flanked the Lesser Propylaea of the sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis. The caryatid was made in Attica in about 50 BCE. (Eleusis Museum, Greece)

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2015, January 03). Caryatid from Eleusis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3510/caryatid-from-eleusis/

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