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| Keywords: Greek - Nike - Walters 48295 - View B.jpg One of the most flourishing workshops for Hellenistic terracottas was located on the western coast of Asia Minor at Myrina This elegant Nike is a good representation of this fabric The complicated twisted pose of this figure and the agitation of the wind-blown garment are distinctly Hellenistic and look to the Winged Victory of Samothrace created later in the 2nd century BC Louvre Museum Paris Behind each arm is a slit where wings would once have been attached ca 200 150 BC Greco-Roman terracotta cm 27 7 13 4 11 2 accession number 48 295 34282 King and Parker Joseph Brummer 1925 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Myrina Turkey Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Greek terracotta figurines of Nike | ||||
