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A MARBLE FRIEZE DEPICTING NIKE, CA. 1ST-3RD CENTURY AD
A MARBLE FRIEZE DEPICTING NIKE, CA. 1ST-3RD CENTURY AD
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A large marble frieze depicting the Goddess Nike, the personification of victory, holding aloft a laurel crown. The piece was once part of a larger structure which must have included other sculptures, as evidenced by the remnant of a carved foot at the lower left of the frieze.

Ancient Rome - ca. 1st-3rd century AD.

H: 27 1/4 in., (69.2 cm.)

Condition
Good overall with minor surface wear due to age. Nike is missing her left arm, and there is a remnant of a foot from another statue at her lower right.
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A MARBLE FRIEZE DEPICTING NIKE, CA. 1ST-3RD CENTURY AD

Estimate US$8,000 - US$10,000
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US$5,500

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