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“CARYATID” is a 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 literally means “maidens of karyai”,an ancient town of sparta in Peloponnese.Karyai had a temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: “As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai,those Karyatides,who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds,as if they were dancing plants.

“An ATLAS is a male version of a Caryatid(a sculpted male statue serving as an architectural support).

The material is ALABASTER,which is the best quality of hard rock after MARBLE!!!! Its about 5 times lighter than marble,so it is much easier to transport it!!!!

A unique copy of national museum of Acropolis!!!!!!