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National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece
Statue of Nike. Pentelic marble. Found at Epidauros. The statue was the central akroterion on the west pediment of the temple of Asklepios. Nike is depicted flying with her dress billowing in the wind behind her. In her right hand she holds a partridge, a symbol of the healing power of Asklepios. By the sculptor Timotheos. About 380 BC.
Accession number 155
Location National Archaeological Museum in Athens
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Statue von Nike. Pentelischer Marmor. Gefunden bei Epidauros. Die Statue war das zentrale akroterion auf dem Westgiebel des Tempels von Asklepios. Nike ist dargestellt fliegend mit ihrem Kleid im Wind wehend hinter ihr. In ihrer rechten Hand hält sie ein Rebhuhn, ein Symbol für die heilende Kraft des Asklepios. Werk des Bildhauers Timotheos. Um 380 c.Chr.
Photographer/source Marsyas
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