Poulsen, Frederik: Delphi (London: Gyldendal, 1920)

io6 THE TREASURY OF THE SIPHNIANS


Fig· 33·—Caryatid from the Treasury of the
Siphnians (Fouilles de Delphes, iv,
plate xx).

cup-shaped, with a repre-
sentation of two lions
tearing a stag (fig. 33);
between it and the archi-
trave is further inserted
a low abacus.
The Caryatids (figs.
33, 34) wear a chiton and
over it the well-known
archaic garment, the slop-
ing mantle which in the
case of one goes under
the right arm, and in the
other under the left, and
is fastened on opposite
shoulders, so that the two
women lifted up the
trailing folds below, each
with the hand that is
turned towards the other
figure, or, if one prefers
so to say, towards the
centre. With the oppo-
site hand turned towards
the antae each Caryatid
held an outstretched
flower.
The fragments pre-
served show an extreme-
ly discreet rendering of
the transparent materials
and the forms of the
body underneath : it is
the early stage of the
Kore type. In archaic
times Korai (young girls)
was the word applied to
such nameless female
forms, whether they were
used as votive offerings,