The Winged Victory of Samothrace

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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, c200-190 BCE.
"The goddess has just descended to the prow of a ship; her great wings spread wide, she is still partly air-borne by the powerful head wind against which she advances." H. W. Janson.


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