Colossal statue of a Persian rider on a rearing horse

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This magnificent statue depicts a robust rider astride a rearing horse, likely an integral component of a hunting scene etched onto one of the ledges surrounding the podium that adorns the majestic Mausoleum Halicarnassus in modern-day Turkey. The upper torso of the rider has since vanished, but the lower body remains intact, carved from a single piece of marble that was later attached to the statue's base. Clad in traditional Persian attire, the rider proudly wears a tunic and matching trousers.