Market Gate Miletus Pergamon Museum Berlin Real Photo Postcard 1960
A crisp real-photo postcard (Echte Photographie) capturing a dramatic low-angle view of the central tabernacle of the Market Gate of Miletus (Markttor von Milet), a monumental Roman marble gate dating to around 165 CE, as reconstructed and displayed in the Antikensammlung of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Published by Graphokopie H. Sander K.G. and dated August 1960, with caption and photo credit on the reverse from the museum itself.
- Subject: Market Gate of Miletus (Markttor von Milet), Mitteltabernakel, marble, ca. 165 CE — one of the Pergamon Museum's most celebrated exhibits
- Card type: genuine real-photo postcard (Echte Photographie), not a lithographic or offset print
- Publisher: Graphokopie H. Sander K.G., Berlin N 113; stock number F 809; code B 8/60 indicates August 1960 production
- Unused — no stamp affixed, address and message sides blank
- German caption on reverse: 'Markttor von Milet, Mitteltabernakel. Marmor Um 165 u. Z. Foto: Staatl. Museen zu Berlin'
- Condition: front photo clean; reverse has light foxing and a shallow horizontal crease
Condition
Unused; front photograph crisp and well-exposed. Reverse shows a shallow horizontal crease and light scattered foxing spots; otherwise clean.
Beschreibung auf Deutsch
Market Gate Miletus Pergamon Museum Berlin Echte Fotokarte 1960
Eine gestochen scharfe Echte-Photographie-Ansichtskarte mit einer dramatischen Untersicht auf das zentrale Tabernakel des Markttores von Milet (Market Gate of Miletus), einem monumentalen römischen Marmortor aus der Zeit um 165 u. Z., wie es in der Antikensammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin rekonstruiert und ausgestellt ist. Verlegt von Graphokopie H. Sander K.G., datiert August 1960, mit Bildunterschrift und Fotonachweis der Museen selbst auf der Rückseite.
- Motiv: Markttor von Milet (Market Gate of Miletus), Mitteltabernakel, Marmor, um 165 u. Z. — eines der bekanntesten Ausstellungsstücke des Pergamon Museums
- Kartentyp: echte Fotokarte (Echte Photographie), kein Lithografie- oder Offsetdruck
- Verlag: Graphokopie H. Sander K.G., Berlin N 113; Bestellnummer F 809; Kennung B 8/60 weist auf eine Produktion im August 1960 hin
- Ungelaufen — keine Briefmarke aufgeklebt, Adress- und Mitteilungsseite leer
- Deutsche Bildunterschrift auf der Rückseite: 'Markttor von Milet, Mitteltabernakel. Marmor Um 165 u. Z. Foto: Staatl. Museen zu Berlin'
- Erhaltung: Vorderseite sauber; Rückseite mit leichtem Stockfleckenbefall und einem flachen horizontalen Knick
Erhaltung
Ungelaufen; Fotovorderseite gestochen scharf und gut belichtet. Rückseite weist einen flachen horizontalen Knick sowie vereinzelte leichte Stockflecken auf; ansonsten sauber.
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