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Statuette of Nike

Unknownearly 19th century

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Only the front of the Nike statuette is worked. The back is open and hollow with separately made wings attached at the shoulders. Nike has just landed with her right foot on the ground and her left still in the air. She stretches her right arm in front of her while the left is stretched to her side and slightly back. There are holes punched in each hand. She wears a short chiton underneath a cuirass with a mantle over both. Atop the mantle, she wears straps over both shoulders, crossing at her chest. Her face is very round and the hair is arranged in two snail curls at the peak with the rest of the hair flowing toward the back of the head.

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  • Title: Statuette of Nike
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: early 19th century
  • Location Created: Europe (?)
  • Physical Dimensions: 13.4 × 6 × 7.6 cm (5 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 3 in.)
  • Type: Mythological figure
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 80.AL.50
  • Culture: Modern
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Lucien Mandelik
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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