Nike
Bronze.475—450 BCE.
Height: 12.3 cm. Inv. Nos. MNC 1290 / Br 1679.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Egisto Sani
Nike.
Bronze.
475—450 BCE.
Height: 12.3 cm.
475—450 BCE.
Height: 12.3 cm.
Inv. Nos. MNC 1290 / Br 1679.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Origin:
From Athens (?).
Previous owner: Eugène Piot (1812—1890).
Purchased by the Louvre in 1890.
Previous owner: Eugène Piot (1812—
Purchased by the Louvre in 1890.
Description:
This running winged figure is Nike. The victory’s goddess is wearing a linen tunic, chiton, under a woolen tunic, peplos.
This bas-relief figure was used to decorate a household tool or a piece of furniture.
Credits:
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