The Caryatids at Kasta Hill near Amphipolis are full-size!

To be honest, I am not really surprised to learn that the two Caryatids guarding the threshold are full-body sculptures and not just heads as may have been assumed earlier.

The Crash Magazine Online has just published magnificent pictures of the Amphipolis tomb that were released by the Ministry of Culture. The Caryatids were totally buried in the protective soil in which the missing face of the Caryatid on the eastern side has been found meaning that it will be replaced in situ.

The pictures speak for themselves: this is definitely a work of high standards. The Caryatids, they say, are slightly lifting their robe with their outside hand and the dresses reveal their most beautiful bodies. As remarked before, the Caryatids do not support the architrave with their inner arm.

[Pictures come from Crash Magazine Online where there are more to see]