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Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants. Athena taking the young Alcyoneus by the hair while his mother, Gaia, leaves the ground due to the death of his son. Next, the winged Nike. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants. Athena taking the young Alcyoneus by the hair while his mother, Gaia, leaves the ground due to the death of his son. Next, the winged Nike.  Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.
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Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants. Athena taking the young Alcyoneus by the hair while his mother, Gaia, leaves the ground due to the death of his son. Next, the winged Nike. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.
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36.5 x 24.0 cm | 14.4 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)
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2ND BCE 2ND CENTURY B. C. 2ND CENTURY BC ACROPOLIS ACROPOLIS, ATHENS ALCYONEUS ALKYONEUS ALTAR OF ZEUS ALTAR ANCIENT AGE ANCIENT ART ANCIENT GREECE ANCIENT GREEKS ANCIENT WORLD ANIMAL: SNAKE ANTIGUEDAD ANTIQUITIES ANTIQUITY ARCHITECTURE ART ARTS ASIA MINOR ATHENS, ACROPOLIS BAS-RELIEF BASE BATTLE BERLIN CITY BERLIN CASTLE CITADEL CITY WALL CITYWALL CLASS CLASSIC COMBAT CONFRONTATION CULT CULTURE DECOR DECORATION DECORATIONS DECORATIVE DEITY DEPICTION DISPUTE DIVINITY DYNASTY EARTH EARTHGODDESS GAIA EDUCATION EMBOSSED EPOCA EPOCH ERA EUMENES II SOTER EUROPE FIGHT FIGHTER FIGHTERS FIGHTING FORTIFICATION FORTIFICATION: CITY WALL FORTRESS FRIEZE GAIA GAIA, EARTHGODDESS GERMANY GIANT (MALE) GIANT GIANTS GIGANTOMACHY GOD GODDESS GAIA, EARTH GODDESS GODHEAD GODS GRASPING GRECO GREEK ERA GREEK GODDESS GAIA GREEK MYTHOLOGY GREEK GREEKS HAIR HAIRS HELENICO HELENISTICO HELLENIC HELLENISTIC PERIOD HELLENISTIC HIGH RELIEF HIGH WALL HISTORIA UNIVERSAL HISTORY HOLDING LAND LEGEND LIMESTONE MARBLE MARBRE MEMORIAL MEMORY MINERVA MONUMENT MONUMENTAL MONUMENTS MOTHER MUM MUSEUM MUSEUMS MYTHICAL MYTHOLOGICAL MYTHOLOGY NIKE ORNAMENT ORNAMENTATION ORNAMENTS PELO PERGAMON ALTAR PERGAMON MUSEUM PERGAMON PERGAMUM PERIOD PODIUM QUARREL REIGN RELIEF RELIEVE REPRESENTATION REPTILE: SNAKE RITE RITUAL ROW S. II A. C. SCENE SCHOOL OF PERGAMON SCUFFLE SCULPTED SCULPTURAL SCULPTURE SENIORITY SHOW SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE SNAKES SOIL SOUVENIR STAGE STRUGGLE STYLE THEATER THEATRE TURKEY TURQUIA WALL WATER WING WINGED WINGS