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Description
English: Winged Nike of Samothrace. Parian marble, ca. 190 BC? Found in Samothrace in 1863.
Français : La Victoire de Samothrace. Marbre de Paros, vers 190 av. J.-C. ? Provenance : Samothrace, 1863.
Dimensions H. 3.28 m (10 ft. 9 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon, first floor, Daru stairs
Accession number
Ma 2369
Credit line Archaeological expedition of Charles Champoiseau, 1863 and 1879
References Hamiaux, M., Les Sculptures grecques, II, Paris, 1998, no. 2, pp. 27-40
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2007)

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Statue of Niké (a greek goddess) made in the Hellenistic ages

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