(Also spelled karyatid). A support sculpted in the form of a standing woman, taking the place of a column, pier or pilaster. Pronunciation here. Web resource here. See also: atlas.
The Porch of the Maidens, the Erechtheion, Athens. 421-406 BCE.
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