The winged victory of Samothrace is a marble Hellenistic sculpture. The sculpture represents the Greek Goddess of Victory (Nike). The sculpture was discovered in 1863 but was said to be made in the second century BC. I found this sculpture interesting because its missing the arms and head which most likely broke off. Fragments of the sculpture suggest that one arm was slightly raised which may have respresent her welcoming. It’s also intersting that they found it in pieces and had to reassemble it. I like how you can see on the sculpture that her garments are flowing and her cloak coming off on the side of her leg. It makes me imagine a war that has been won and a women welcoming people as the wind blows by.
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