WINGED VICTORY, C/6 Mirrors drinking gourd

drinking gourd

A skull and cross are set among a bed of roses in this heart-shaped pewter pendant

75" x H: 9"

he created the illusion of a secluded private environment

WINGED VICTORY, C/6 Mirrors drinking gourdThe Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). It was created to not only honor the goddess, Nike, but to honor a sea battle. The statue conveys a sense of and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features, which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the