| Collection: | Athens, Acropolis Museum |
| Title: | Nike from the Nike Parapet Frieze |
| Context: | From Athens, Acropolis |
| Findspot: | Found at Athens, Acropolis, at the foot of the Nike bastion (by Yorke in 1893); a join of the right breast was discovered by G. Dontas in the museum storeroom in 1959. |
| Summary: | Nike, wearing a double-belted chiton, with her outspread wings facing frontal, perhaps adjacent to a trophy, holding an object |
| Sculptor: | Suggested attribution to Master C |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Architectural |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Placement: | Frieze |
| Style: | High Classical |
| Technique: | Medium relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 420 BC - ca. 400 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.61 m; W. 0.34 m |
| Scale: | Under life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | High Classical |
| In Whole: | Nike Parapet Frieze |
Form & Style: Carpenter, who attributed this figure to Master C (judged to be a sculptor of lesser accomplishment), suggested that this figure was no. 25 from the West side.
Condition: Fragmentary
Condition Description: Several rejoined pieces comprise the neck, torso, upper arms, and portion of the left wing of a Nike. The surface is severaly chipped on the neck, right shoulder, right elbow and lower arm bent across the midriff.
Material Description: Pentelic
Associated Building: Athens, Temple of Athena Nike
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