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The Ministry of Culture in Greece has
announced another spectacular find at the Amphipolis burial monument
in Macedonia – two
caryatids of exquisite beauty, carved from thasian marble with traces of
blue and red paint. Caryatids were found when a team of archaeologists led by
Katerina Peristeri removed sandy soil in front of a sealing wall and found the
two female sculptures stood between two marble pillars supporting a beam. The
Ministry said that the presence of the caryatids supports the view that this is
an “outstanding monument of particular
importance.”
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’ translates
to "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had ....
