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Greek Sculptures Greek sculptures made columns in the form of clothed female figures called caryatids, which actually hold up part of the buildings that were built. Many medieval cathedrals have decorated waterspouts called gargoyles. The decorations consist of grotesque figures of animals or human beings. Greek sculptors once put these gargoyles on the corners of their buildings and or in the front of the buildings, displaying a waterspout. Another set of examples from Greek sculpture are colossal sculptures, and were the statue of Zeus in Olympia, and the colossus of Rhodes near the harbor of the island of Rhodes. Re-creations of both works appear in the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” article. There are three main periods of Greek Sculpture: Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. The Greeks were blessed with a large supply of marble, which was what they used most in their sculptures. Bronze was also used in their artistic work of humans. Many of the original sculptures were damaged or destroyed. Yet, many still survived because the Romans make copies or duplications of the original works. The Archaic period was the earliest period in Greek sculpture, which started around 600 B.C. and lasted until 480 B.C. Thes