A LARGE ITALIAN VINCENZA STONE FIGURE OF THE NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE

20TH CENTURY

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A LARGE ITALIAN VINCENZA STONE FIGURE OF THE NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE
20TH CENTURY
After the Antique, on a fluted cylindrical socle
129 in. (327.5 cm.) high, overall; 71 in. (180 cm.) wide, approximately

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Discovered on the Aegean island of Samothrace in 1863, the famous Hellenistic sculpture of Nike has greeted visitors to the Louvre since the year of its excavation. It was originally conceived in 190 BC to celebrate a Rhodian naval victory.

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