Winged snake-legged Giant and eagle. On the cornice is the name of the artist, Theorretos
Northern frieze of the southern projecting hall of the Pergamon Altar.
Marble.
Ca. 180—159 BCE.
Berlin, State Museums, Pergamon MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy

Winged snake-legged Giant and eagle. On the cornice is the name of the artist, Theorretos.

Northern frieze of the southern 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. 23.
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