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THE  ERECHTHEION

The south wall is crowned with remarkable sculptures : palmettes and lotus (part of it is also to be found in the BM).
The ionic column is elegant and rafined, it symbolises the rafinement of a woman's body, the volutes represent lochs of curly hair. The flutes imitate the folds of a dress and… Click on the ionic column to continue.

Click to enlarge (British Museum)