This site rises high above the Bakirçay Plain in Turkey’s Aegean region. The acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty, a major centre of learning in the ancient world.
It is known that such seals were used in buildings specifically constructed for the royal family in the Pergamon Acropolis.
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pergamon, now modern-day Bergama ... specially constructed for the royal family on the Bergama Acropolis," Sezgin remarked, according to En Son Haber.
Note: The Pergamon Museum will be closed beginning in October 2023 for extensive renovations. It will reopen in spring 2027, according to the museum’s website. The Pergamon Museum, located on ...