Erechtheum
Title
Erechtheum
Date
420 BCE
Identifier
5506
Alternative Title or Name
Porch of the maidens
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
architectural elements
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
caryatids
Description
View of the Porch of the Maidens with two of the six draped female figures (caryatids) as supporting columns at the Erechtheum in Athens. "Caryatids are female figures serving as supports. The most likely derivation of their name is from the young women of Sparta who danced every year in honour of Artemis Karyatis ('Artemis of the Walnut Tree'). This is one of six caryatids that held up the roof of the temple on the Acropolis known as the Erechtheion. She wears a peplos, a simple tunic pinned on each shoulder. Her hair is braided and falls in a thick rope down her back. She probably held a sacrificial vessel in one of the missing hands,"--The British Museum.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
231.000 centimeters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
38
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-GRK2-1251
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