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Tomb of Mausolus

2009.06.29
Colossal statue of a man from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos
This is the best preserved of the colossal dynastic figures from the Mausoleum, even though it has been reconstructed from at least seventy-seven fragments. Sir Charles Newton found the figure on the north side of the site, where it had probably lain undisturbed since its fall from the building. He immediately claimed that the figure represented Maussollos himself, and that the statue had stood in the four-horse chariot on the summit of the Mausoleum, along with the colossal female statue found
Colossal statue of a woman from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos
This colossal female figure, originally carved from one block of Pentelic marble, was found in several fragments on the north side of the Mausoleum site. It was only realised that the head belonged to the figure after its arrival at The British Museum. She wears a short-sleeved chiton (tunic) fastened with buttons at the shoulders. A himation (cloak) is draped over this, forming a mass of bunched-up folds around her waist, tightly enveloping her hips and legs. It is then wrapped around her back

Amazonomachy frieze from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos

Fragments of horses from Halikarnassos
Object details for the fragments of colossal horses from the quadriga of the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos in the British Museum collection



The Tomb of Mausolus, Mausoleum of Mausolus or Mausoleum at Halikarnassos was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halikarnassos (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyros and Pythis. It stood approximately 45 meters (135 ft) in height, and each of the four sides was adorned with sculptural reliefs created by each one of four Greek sculptors — Leochares, Bryaxis, Scopas of Paros and Timotheus. The finished structure was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The word mausoleum has since come to be used generically for any grand tomb, though "Mausoleion" originally meant "[building] dedicated to Mausolus".
7 Comments
neusnet Great set Mikkal.
Thanks for sharing.
neusnet · 2009-06-15: 12:49
mohdruslin i really love this set
mohdruslin · 2009-06-15: 13:46
revenant Very good sculptural images. Lovely drama in No. 3
revenant · 2009-06-15: 14:15
finbarr interesting work!! well done !!!
finbarr · 2009-06-15: 17:12
dgarun Fantastic shots. Thanks for the details too.
dgarun · 2009-06-16: 01:04
somogyvari Excellent, interesting work! Thanks for sharing!
somogyvari · 2009-06-17: 02:49
dadlak Great shots. Thanks for the history lesson.
dadlak · 2009-06-17: 21:26
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