Karyatid designer block

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CODE 2475

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PRICE 62,00€

The Karyatids of the Erechtheion are the inspiration for the gilded design of these Plexiglas decorative pieces. Contemporary and fun, the illustrations of the famous sculptures are screen printed on both the block's front and rear. This ornamental item can also be used as a light paperweight. Available in a gift box.

Material: Plexiglass

Designer: polkadot design

Coloring technique: Silkscreeen printing

Dimensions: 19,5 x 7 x 3 cm

Weight: 465,4 gr

The Karyatids were six statues of young women that supported, in place of columns, the roof of the south balcony of the Erechtheion temple, the temple of Athena Polias. Their beautiful hair with its intricate styling served a practical function: reinforced their necks, the weakest part of the statues, to carry the roof’s weight. Much is written about the Karyatids, but who they represent remains unknown. Today many scholars believe they were choreophoroi, dedicants offering libations, that is liquid dedications, to the mythical King Kekrops, the tomb of which was found below the shelter of the porch of the Erechtheion.

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