The King on Horseback

Item from Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

A monumental equestrian statue — a crowned figure on a rearing horse, commanding a hall with the authority of someone who ruled a kingdom that may never have existed outside of marble.

Also known as: The Horseback King, The Equestrian Statue, The Mounted King

What They Know

• One of the largest statues in the House — approximately twice human scale, the horse alone larger than any living animal Piranesi has seen
• The battlefield base contains details that suggest a specific historical or mythological conflict, though Piranesi cannot identify which one
• Located in a particularly large hall that serves as a crossroads between several major routes through the Middle Halls

Connections

• visited_by — piranesi
• located_in — middle_halls

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