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Nike (Victory) Adjusting Her Sandal

Nike (Victory) Adjusting Her Sandal
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Description: Fragment of relief decoration from the parapet (now destroyed), Temple of Athena Nike, Akropolis, Athens. Last quarter of the 5th century (perhaps 410-405) BCE. Marble, height 3'6" (1.06 m).

The Temple of Athena Nike
Probably built by Kallikrates, this temple was built in the Ionic style about 425 BCE.
A surviving statue, Nike (Victory) Adjusting Her Sandal, shows delicate and light textile draped over the figure's unstable pose.

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