A researcher has concluded that Athens’ Erechtheion caryatids were not part of an Ottoman Empire harem after they conquered Greece in the 15th century.
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Replicas of the original Caryatids holding up the Erechtheion in Athens, atop the Acropolis. Five original Caryatids are now in the Acropolis Museum but the sixth Caryatid was carted away by Lord Elgin back in 1802 when he made off with the rest of his spots from the Acropolis, including the Elgin Marbles. Like the…
Replicas of the original Caryatids holding up the Erechtheion in Athens, atop the Acropolis. Five original Caryatids are now in the Acropolis Museum but the sixth Caryatid was carted away by Lord Elgin back in 1802 when he made off with the rest of his spots from the Acropolis, including the Elgin Marbles. Like the…