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Source Description
The perfume vessel, which was suspended from a cord, is shaped like a flying Nike, personification of victory. Her active pose and agitated, wind-blown drapery demonstrate the highly decorative tastes of the early 4th century.
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Document identity
localId
12870
label
Vase in the Form of Nike
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obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
12870
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase in the Form of Nike
description
The perfume vessel, which was suspended from a cord, is shaped like a flying Nike, personification of victory. Her active pose and agitated, wind-blown drapery demonstrate the highly decorative tastes of the early 4th century.
provenance
Mikas, by 1925, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2181]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, June 1949, pt. III, lot 18; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
4th century BCE (Classical-Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vases
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.5
height
11.7
depth
5.6
dimensionsRaw
6 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (17.5 x 11.7 x 5.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
med
terracotta; pigment
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
2237
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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42198b1edf3a0555