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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

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CARYAT'IDES (Καρυάτιδες). Female figures employed instead of columns by the ancient architects to support an entablature, as seen in the annexed engraving (Caryatides/1.1), which represents the portico attached to the temple of Pandrosos at Athens. Vitruv. i. 1. 5.

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    Caryatides/1.1

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