Caryatid from the Erechtheum

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This pentelic marble caryatid came from the Erechtheion, Athens, Greece. She was 1 of 6 caryatids that held up the roof of the Erechtheion. Circa 415 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 12). Caryatid from the Erechtheum. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5063/caryatid-from-the-erechtheum/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Caryatid from the Erechtheum." World History Encyclopedia, May 12, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5063/caryatid-from-the-erechtheum/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Caryatid from the Erechtheum." World History Encyclopedia, 12 May 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5063/caryatid-from-the-erechtheum/.

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