high of 2.38 m, Victory of Samothrace is a sculpture representing the Greek goddess Athena Nike (Athena who brings victory "). She is currently in the Musée du Louvre. Its materials: white and gray marble. Date: between 200 and 170 BC The artist is anonymous. It was discovered on the island of the Aegean Sea in 1863 by Charles Champoiseau (Vice Consul of France in Adrianople, Turkey), during excavations in the sanctuary said the Great Gods, near the temple Anactoron. The Greeks were the victory in the form of a winged woman. The Sanctuary Samothrace was dedicated to the gods Kabiri, raised to protect the sailors and support the fighters. Today headless and without arms, the discovery in 1950 of a palm of hand and fingers fragments (Vienna Museum) allowed us to reconstruct the initial gesture to symbolize the victory. His posture suggests the statues bow of ships. This masterpiece is attributed to Rhodian workshop. (Wikipedia)
(Cemetery Estaimpuis)
(Cemetery Estaimpuis)