Siphnian Treasury

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Greek treasury
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Ionic
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:People_of_Siphnos
gptkbp:builtYear circa 525 BCE
gptkbp:columnsType Caryatid columns
gptkbp:decorations pedimental sculpture
sculpted frieze
gptkbp:displayedAt Archaeological Museum of Delphi (fragments)
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:French_School_at_Athens
gptkbp:friezeDepicts gptkb:Trojan_War
gptkb:Judgment_of_Paris
gptkb:Council_of_the_Gods
gptkb:Gigantomachy
gptkbp:fundedBy wealth from Siphnos' silver and gold mines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siphnian Treasury
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sanctuary_of_Apollo,_Delphi
gptkbp:material Marble
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Caryatids
elaborate sculptural decoration
continuous frieze
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Delphi,_Greece
gptkbp:purpose to house offerings to Apollo
gptkbp:roofType gabled
gptkbp:significance early use of caryatids in architecture
example of Archaic Greek sculpture
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fouilles_de_Delphes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7