ID: YRMNK12 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2004

Nike

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A statue of Nike, the goddess of Victory—from Naples. It dates to the first century A.D.

Nike is depicted as a winged woman swooping down about to “land.” Note the drapery pressed against her body and the garment billowing out behind her.

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