Talk:Caryatid

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we'll need a photo of Caryatids. either Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheum and caryatid somewhere else.

Xah P0lyglut 06:13, 2003 Nov 30 (UTC)

Here is a good place to put the request: Wikipedia:Requested pictures --snoyes 06:37, 30 Nov 2003 (UTC)

is there a word for the female-form sculpture that often seen as part of a ship's prow?

P0lyglut 08:47, 2004 Feb 2 (UTC)


It's called a figurehead

P0lyglut 15:07, 2004 Mar 13 (UTC)


The most famous one is Rodin's check out this URL http://www.phototour.com/echtml/caryatid_3049.html --Randyjg2 23:21, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

  • I've made a redirect from Karyatid. In modern English, Caryatid is not "also spelled Karyatid", which is an affectation that needn't be inflicted on Wikipedia's readers. --Wetman 18:21, 16 March 2007 (UTC)