The Pergamon Altar : sacrificial site, hero tomb, or victory monument? [sound recording] / [lecture by] Andreas Scholl ; [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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The Pergamon Altar : sacrificial site, hero tomb, or victory monument? [sound recording] / [lecture by] Andreas Scholl ; [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Lecturer Andreas Scholl, director of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, examines the history, function, and meaning of the Pergamon Altar against the background of Greek architecture and iconography, offering a new and surprising interpretation. Resting on a huge foundation and encircled by a spectacular frieze 370 feet long, with a staircase 65 feet wide cut into its western side, the actual altar for offerings at Pergamon was surrounded by a colonnade enclosing a courtyard. Thus the traditional idea of a Greek altar was heightened to an imposing independent monument.

1 sound disc (110 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

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