kills the Amazon Hiera, Telephus' wife Panel 51 – The fighting is interrupted for Hiera's solemn funeral Panel 25 – Two Scythian warriors fall in battle Panel 28 – The battle at the Kaikos springs Panels 30, 31 – Achilles wounds Telephus with the help of Dionysus Panel 1 – Telephus consults an oracle about the healing of his wound Panels 34 and 35 – Telephus lands in Argos Panels 36 and 38 – The Argives welcome Telephus Panels 39 and 40 – Telephus asks Agamemnon to heal him Panel 42 – Telephus threatens to kill Orestes, whom he took hostage to force Agamemnon to heal him Panel 43 – Telephus is healed Panels 44-46 – The founding of cults in Pergamon Panels 49 and 50 – An altar is erected Panel 47, 48 – Women hasten to the hero Telephus, who lies on a kline The collection of statues On the roof of the altar there were various small statues of gods, teams of horses, centaurs, and lion griffins. The finds have not yet been unambiguously described by archaeologists as to their function and placement. On the north wall of the altar sanctuary a 64 meter long pedestal was also found, richly adorned with statues. How extensively the altar area was furnished with bronze and marble statues is still unknown, but it is certain that the embellishments must have been extraordinarily rich and have represented a major expenditure for the donors. The upper floor above the Gigantomachy housing the Telephus frieze also had an encircling portico. There were possibly additional statues between the columns. This theory is supported by 30-odd sculptures of women among the finds; they may have personified the cities of the Pergamene kingdom. It is assumed that there were no statues or other decorations on the actual fire altar, but a canopy was possibly installed there in Roman times. Relationship to other works of art At many places in the Gigantomachy frieze, other Greek works of art can be recognized as having served as models. For example, Apollo with his idealized stance and good looks recalls a classical statue by the sculptor Leochares, produced about 150 years before the frieze and famous already in antiquity; a Roman copy has survived and is now in the Vatican Museum (the Belvedere Apollo). The important group which includes Zeus and Athena moving in opposite directions recalls the scene showing