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S29.2 NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE

Nike of Samothrace | Greek statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection Musée du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue No. Louvre Ma2369
Title Nike of Samothrace
Type Statue
Material Marble
Height 2.73 metres (Colossus)
Context Discovered on Samothrace
Original / Copy Greek original by sculptor of Rhodes derived from type C4th B.C.
Style Hellenistic
Date 220 - 190 B.C.
Period Hellenistic

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Nike, victory personified, strides forward with wings extended and robes billowing in the breeze.

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