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Draped Victory (Nike) set on a Plinth
Roman Provincial
Roman Period
1st century A.D.
Findspot: Asia Minor, Aeolis, Myrina, estate of M.Aristide-Bey Baltazzi at Kalabassary
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Martin Brimmer
Accession Number87.391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Burr, Terra-cottas from Myrina (MFA), no. 071.
DescriptionStatuette of Nike (Victory) standing. She has her right arm extended sideways, possibly to hold a wreath. Her left leg advanced free on the drapery. She wears a transparent chiton with overfold, fastened by buttons on the shoulders. She has her hair in a club knot very low on the neck. She wears earrings in her ears. She is standing on a high oval base. There is an inscription in Greek on the back of the base: A R T E M O N O S (alpha, ro, taf, epsilon, me, omikron, ne, omikron, sigma).
Holes in the shoulders for the attachment of wings, which are missing. Also missing right hand.
A good deal of white incrustation. The figure is mended.
Brownish-red clay.
Holes in the shoulders for the attachment of wings, which are missing. Also missing right hand.
A good deal of white incrustation. The figure is mended.
Brownish-red clay.
ProvenanceBefore 1887, found on the estate of Aristide Baltazzi Bey (b. 1830 - d. 1887), Kalabassary, south of Myrina, Turkey [see note 1]; 1887, sold by Baltazzi to Martin Brimmer (b. 1893 - d. 1947), Boston; 1887, gift of Brimmer to the MFA [see note 2]. (Accession date: November 1, 1887)
NOTES:
[1] According to Museum’s records.
[2] As part of a group of 29 terracottas from the same origin (MFA 87.371-87.399).
NOTES:
[1] According to Museum’s records.
[2] As part of a group of 29 terracottas from the same origin (MFA 87.371-87.399).