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PC/015
Title
Plaster cast of Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory)
Date(s)
- 20th century (Creation)
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1 item
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This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: A second century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). Discovered in 1863, on the island of Samothrace. Thought to be by a discple of Lysippus or by pupils of Scopas. It was created to not only honor the goddess, Nike, but to honor a sea battle. Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.
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Purchased 1914 from the Louvre. Listed in 1964/5 inventory as located in the museum and passage ways of the Mackintosh Building (GSAA/GOV/7/5).
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Physical Description
Dimensions: 2000 x 989 x 779 mm (Plinth: 920 x 1330 x 940 mm)