The sea god, Triton, son of Poseidon, with his mother, Amphitrite, fights against the giants
West frieze of the northern projecting hall of the Pergamon Altar.
Marble.
Ca. 180—159 BCE.
Berlin, State Museums, Pergamon MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy

The sea god, Triton, son of Poseidon, with his mother, Amphitrite, fights against the giants.

West frieze of the northern projecting hall of the Pergamon Altar.
Marble.
Ca. 180—159 BCE.

Berlin, State Museums, Pergamon Museum
(Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Pergamonmuseum).

Credits:
(сс) 2008. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Text: Kunze M. The Pergamon Altar. Its Rediscovery History and Reconstruction. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz, 1995, p. 22.
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