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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3277703, member: 87404"]It looks like there are a variety od monogram combinations for this type, along with no monograms. I was sifting through acsearch to see if any listing have a clue as it the purpose... No avail. </p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Mysie+Pergamon+Athena+Chouette&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Mysie+Pergamon+Athena+Chouette&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Mysie+Pergamon+Athena+Chouette&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1&currency=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thought... Their cistophoric tets had monograms, could they be related? Do any match? Could any connection help slate the date to 133-Augustus?</p><p><a href="https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=107&page=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=107&page=2" rel="nofollow">https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=107&page=2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Could they represent magistrates for the period of issue? What can we glean from other coins in Pergamon of the era? </p><p><a href="http://www.catbikes.ch/helvetica/owlcoins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.catbikes.ch/helvetica/owlcoins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.catbikes.ch/helvetica/owlcoins.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And on a note not about the monograms or dating, I came across this (long) paper about ancient Pergamon and in skimming seemed like an interesting read. </p><p><br /></p><p>THE GREAT ALTAR OF PERGAMON: THE MONUMENT IN ITS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL Context, Vol. I</p><p>ANTONIA STELLA FAITA</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/files/34492377/322624_vol1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiq_Nfuir7fAhUjjoMKHQN_CtY4FBAWMAh6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw0dSQrW-eJM0EOu6XlzAuqz" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/files/34492377/322624_vol1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiq_Nfuir7fAhUjjoMKHQN_CtY4FBAWMAh6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw0dSQrW-eJM0EOu6XlzAuqz" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/files/34492377/322624_vol1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiq_Nfuir7fAhUjjoMKHQN_CtY4FBAWMAh6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw0dSQrW-eJM0EOu6XlzAuqz</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Abstract:</p><p>"Since the day of its discovery (1878) the Great Altar of Pergamon has been </p><p>evaluated for its aesthetic and stylistic contribution to Greek art. The aim of this thesis </p><p>is to study the monument not merely from an art-historical point of view but within its </p><p>historical and cultural context. The intention is to view the Pergamene monument as a </p><p>characteristic example of the Hellenistic age and in relation to the Attalids as Hellenistic </p><p>rulers.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is divided into five chapters. The first deals with the monument itself and the </p><p>various theories regarding the date of its inception, the number of sculptor/s employed </p><p>and the theories of interpretation so far suggested. The second chapter examines certain </p><p>aspects of Attalid policies such as: military history and foreign relations, coinage, cults </p><p>and festivals, ruler-cult, art and building programme, and finally patronage of learning. </p><p>The third and fourth chapters deal with the friezes of the monument - </p><p>the Gigantomachy </p><p>and Telephos frieze respectively. They examine the iconographic tradition of the myths </p><p>depicted, the current literature on the style of the friezes, some difficulties with currently </p><p>accepted theories are noted and new theories advanced. The fifth and final chapter is </p><p>divided into two parts. The first part points out the elements of the artist's technique that </p><p>make the monument a characteristic example of the Hellenistic Aesthetic. The second </p><p>part examines how the imagery on the monument was manipulated by the Attalid kings </p><p>in their search for self-definition. Their case is examined against the examples of 5th </p><p>century BC Athens and 1st century BC Augustan Rome."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3277703, member: 87404"]It looks like there are a variety od monogram combinations for this type, along with no monograms. I was sifting through acsearch to see if any listing have a clue as it the purpose... No avail. [url]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Mysie+Pergamon+Athena+Chouette&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1¤cy=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&company=[/url] Thought... Their cistophoric tets had monograms, could they be related? Do any match? Could any connection help slate the date to 133-Augustus? [url]https://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=107&page=2[/url] Could they represent magistrates for the period of issue? What can we glean from other coins in Pergamon of the era? [url]http://www.catbikes.ch/helvetica/owlcoins.htm[/url] And on a note not about the monograms or dating, I came across this (long) paper about ancient Pergamon and in skimming seemed like an interesting read. THE GREAT ALTAR OF PERGAMON: THE MONUMENT IN ITS HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL Context, Vol. I ANTONIA STELLA FAITA [url]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/files/34492377/322624_vol1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiq_Nfuir7fAhUjjoMKHQN_CtY4FBAWMAh6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw0dSQrW-eJM0EOu6XlzAuqz[/url] Abstract: "Since the day of its discovery (1878) the Great Altar of Pergamon has been evaluated for its aesthetic and stylistic contribution to Greek art. The aim of this thesis is to study the monument not merely from an art-historical point of view but within its historical and cultural context. The intention is to view the Pergamene monument as a characteristic example of the Hellenistic age and in relation to the Attalids as Hellenistic rulers. It is divided into five chapters. The first deals with the monument itself and the various theories regarding the date of its inception, the number of sculptor/s employed and the theories of interpretation so far suggested. The second chapter examines certain aspects of Attalid policies such as: military history and foreign relations, coinage, cults and festivals, ruler-cult, art and building programme, and finally patronage of learning. The third and fourth chapters deal with the friezes of the monument - the Gigantomachy and Telephos frieze respectively. They examine the iconographic tradition of the myths depicted, the current literature on the style of the friezes, some difficulties with currently accepted theories are noted and new theories advanced. The fifth and final chapter is divided into two parts. The first part points out the elements of the artist's technique that make the monument a characteristic example of the Hellenistic Aesthetic. The second part examines how the imagery on the monument was manipulated by the Attalid kings in their search for self-definition. Their case is examined against the examples of 5th century BC Athens and 1st century BC Augustan Rome."[/QUOTE]
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