Caryatids at Amphipolis tomb fully exposed
A handout image provided by the Greek Ministry of Culture shows archeologists next to the discovered body of a Caryatid statue inside Kasta Tumulus in ancient Amphipolis, Serres region, northern Greece, on Thursday. Archeologists excavating the Ancient Amphipolis Kasta tomb, have uncovered the whole body of the two caryatids, whose faces were unearthed last Saturday.
Archaeologists working at the site of a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis, northern Greece, on Thursday uncovered the bodies of two sculpted female figures, or caryatids, whose heads were unearthed over the weekend.
The life-sized marble statues flank the entrance to one of the tombs underground chambers which archaeologists are carefully exploring.
According to a Culture Ministry statement issued on Thursday, the statues are of exceptional artistic quality.
The Amphipolis excavation has fueled intense media attention as the site dates to the era of Alexander the Greats death and some archaeologists have suggested relatives of the warrior king might be buried there.
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