Statuette of Nike (NAMA 160)
The statuette of Nike in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA) with the inventory number 160 is dated to the late 4th century BC. Dated.
The statuette found in Epidaurus was made of Parian marble and is less than life-size with a height of 0.72 m. The statuette of the goddess is preserved in three large fragments, which have been put together again in a modern way. The break point of the two main parts is at the transition from the pelvis to the legs, a third part belongs to the lower, rear part of the laconic peplos . Little more has been preserved than the figure's torso. Both arms are missing from the shoulders, the upper part of the chest, the head, both feet and parts of the flowing robe. The Nike wore the peplos belted high up to her chest. The left chest was uncovered as was the right leg, which should give the impression of flying. The wings, made separately, were attached to the shoulder, but have not been preserved. The statuette was an acroter figure of the right western pediment of the Temple of Artemis of Epidaurus and thus belonged to a group of such figures ( NAMA 159 , NAMA 161 ).
literature
- Nikolaos Kaltsas : Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002 ISBN 0-89236-686-9 , p. 179.
