How did the famous Nike of Samothrace statue manage to retain her fragile wings but not her arms or head? - Quora
![Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace), c.200 - c.190 BC - Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture - WikiArt.org Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace), c.200 - c.190 BC - Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture - WikiArt.org](https://uploads0.wikiart.org/00309/images/ancient-greek-painting/winged-victory-of-samothrace.jpg!Large.jpg)
Winged Victory of Samothrace (Nike of Samothrace), c.200 - c.190 BC - Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture - WikiArt.org
Classics For All - Photoshop Reconstruction of Nike of Samothrace "Winged Victory" is a Greek statue of the goddess Nike. It was excavated on the island of Samothrace in 1863, and now
![Nike alighting on a warship (Nike of Samothrace), from Samothrace, Greece, ca. 190 BCE. Marble, Nike 8′ 1″ high. Musée du Louvre, Paris. [1050x2200] : r/ArtefactPorn Nike alighting on a warship (Nike of Samothrace), from Samothrace, Greece, ca. 190 BCE. Marble, Nike 8′ 1″ high. Musée du Louvre, Paris. [1050x2200] : r/ArtefactPorn](http://i.imgur.com/bMctq7B.jpg)