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Horses from Halikarnasos
On our visit to the British Museum today, we spent most of our time seeing the Parthenon Marbles and the other sculptures from around that era. All these sculptures were brought to England around 200 to 250 years ago. Here are some of the horses we saw.
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A statue of a horse from the Mausoleum at Halikarnasos, Turkey. The entire Mausoleum from Halikarnasos is now in the British Museum. We visited other ancient archaeology sites last year when we were in Turkey. |
“The Mausoleum at Halikarnassos, designed by the sculptor-architects Pytheos and Satyros, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The modern word for a monumental tomb derives from the Latin form of Mausollos' name”
Horses from the Parthenon
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| Here I am, taking a photo of the sculpture. |
A Sphinx
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| Ancient Egypt: Granite sphinx of Taharqo 25th Dynasty, about 690-664 BC |
Photos © 2026 mae sander
1 comment:
It's been many, many years since I've been to the British Museum. I think it's time for a return.
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