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Caryatid

3rd century BC

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Caryatid mounted on a trapezoid plinth, represented with her hair gathered behind the head and her breasts exposed. She is wearing a dress with a belt and straps decorated with the head of a gorgon. Together with three other similar specimens, it was placed against the jamb of one of the two doors to the chambers of a monumental underground tomb, presumably supporting an architrave. In addition to the caryatids, fragments of a frieze decorated with bas-reliefs depicting a chariot race are conserved. The chariots are driven by Erotes and drawn by lions and lionesses bearing traces of yellow and red.

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  • Title: Caryatid
  • Date Created: 3rd century BC
  • Location Created: Poggiardo-Vaste (LE), Tomb of the Caryatids, 19th century AD.
  • Physical Dimensions: 176 cm (height)
  • Medium: Stone
  • Room: Room X, no showcase
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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