ICFA.NA.0365, Nicholas V. Artamonoff Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks.
Excursion group on the site of the Zeus Altar in Pergamum, June 1938.
The group enjoys a rest seated on the steps of the altar. Kurt Bittel, director of the German Archaeological Institute, stands in front of the group, possibly explaining the history of Pergamum and the German excavations at the site. A woman at the base of the altar puts her feet up and gazes out.