Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Aegean
8. Aegean styles
9. Aegean sculpture styles
10. Greek sculpture styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style of Hellenistic sculpture centered in Pergamum in Asia Minor during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BCE. Identified most closely with the Great Altar at the Temple of Zeus, the style is characterized by the depiction of dramatic movement, extreme muscular tension, and intense emotion.