Pop Caryatid in Coloured PlasterHandmade coloured statue of a Caryatid, a sculpted female figure used to support buildings instead of a column, as a decorative pillar. The most renowned building, which is substructured by the Caryatids is the Erechtheion (or Erechtheum) of the Acropolis. Caryatids are sometimes called Korai (maidens). Overall, Caryatid is the name given to an architectural column which takes the form of a standing female figure. The term Caryatid first appears in