Slab from the Amazon frieze 10

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This is the most well-preserved of the three friezes from the Mausoleum, depicting Herakles and Theseus's expedition to Themiskyra and their subsequent battle with the Amazons. The subject was a common theme in Greek art but held special significance for Maussollos. According to Karian tradition, an axe owned by Amazon queen Hippolyte was housed at Labraunda, the ancestral sanctuary of the Hekatomnid dynasty. Combat scenes between Hippolyte and Herakles appear on one frieze slab, potentially taking center stage on the monument's east side.