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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.)
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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