a number of statues were found slightly larger than life size, either 1.5 metres (5 ft). or 1.60 metres (5.25 ft). in length; these were 20 lion statues. another important find was the depth on the rock on which the building stood. this rock was excavated to 2.4 or 2.7 metres (8 or 9 ft) deep over an area 33 by 39 metres (107 by 127 ft).[15] the sculptures on the north were created by scopas, the ones on the east bryaxis, on the south timotheus and on the west leochares.[14] the mausoleum was adorned with many great and beautiful sculptures. some of these sculptures have been lost or only fragments have been found. several of the statues' original placements are only known through historical accounts. the great figures of mausolus and artemisia stood in the chariot at the top of the pyramid. the detached equestrian groups are placed at the corners of the sub podium.[14] the semi-colossal female heads they may have belonged to the acroteria of the two gables which may have represented the six carian towns incorporated in halicarnassus.[16] work still continues today as groups continue to excavate and research the mausoleum's art.
