It has moreover the rare and distinctive feature of what is known as a caryatid porch, that is to say, one in which the entablature is upheld by caryatides or statues representing female figures.
"Architecture"
Nancy R E Meugens Bell
She has grown taller and somewhat stouter; her shoulders spread like those of a caryatid; the arm with which she props her head is as strong as a carter's and magnificently moulded.
"The Nether World"
George Gissing
As they stepped out into the darkness, a sheet of rain was driven in upon their faces, and the hall lamp, which dangled from the arm of a marble caryatid, went out with a fluff.
"Round the Red Lamp Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life"
Arthur Conan Doyle