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The Caryatid Porch on the south side of the Erechtheion |
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The east side of the Caryatid porch. |
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Five of the original caryatids in the New Acropolis Museum. |
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Left: One of the copies of the caryatids on the Erechtheion.
Centre: An original caryatid in the British Museum
(part of the "Elgin Marbles") [1].
Right: One of the original caryatids in the Acropolis Museum. |
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| Erechtheion |
Notes, references and links |
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1. Caryatid in the British Museum
The caryatid was removed from the Erechtheion by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766-1841), from 1799 to 1803 British ambassador to the Ottoman court in Constantinople (Istanbul). It was among several Classical sculptures taken by Elgin from Athens, known as the "Elgin Marbles" or "Parthenon Marbles", that were shipped to England 1801-1812 and later purchased for the British Museum.
Pentelic marble, circa 415 BC.
Height 2.31 metres.
British Museum, London.
Department Greek and Roman Antiquities.
Inv. No. 1816,0610.128 (Sculpture 407).
Purchased from Lord Elgin in 1816. |
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Detail of the Caryatid in the British Museum,
part of the "Elgin Marbles". |
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