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Fragment of a marble relief with a Nike

late 5th century BCE
Not on view
This figure must represent a Nike (the personification of victory) for a few feathers of her right wing are visible carved in low relief on the background. The wind-blown drapery that clings to her body and the ridgelike folds that form beautiful curved patterns are typical of the elegant mannered art of the late fifth and early fourth centuries B.C. Although this twisting figure brings to mind those on the reliefs that decorated the Nike Parapet at the entrance to the Athenian Akropolis, it must have been part of a metope or relief from a building or other temple constructed at approximately the same period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a marble relief with a Nike
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: late 5th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek
  • Medium: Marble, Island
  • Dimensions: H. 18 1/16 in. (45.9 cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.145.61
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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