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Nike and her sandal
c.410‑407 a.e.v.
Acropolis museum


The 'sandalizing!' (gre:'σανδαλίζουσα') Nike (gre: Νίκη) - Acropolis Museum
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CAPTION
Nike adjusting her sandal
Marble relief fragment from the balustrade/parapet (now destroyed) of the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis, Athens.
Created during the last quarter of the 5th century a.e.v. (c.410‑407 a.e.v.)
Inv.No. 973, Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece.
Height: 107cm (42'')
The name Nike is a feminine greek noun for eng:Victory, written in greek: <NIKH>, mod.gre.pronunc: [`nici] which sounds just like the name: Nickie.
Her movement is so realistic and wonderful.

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IMAGE SOURCE: retr.2000
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eng/places/greece/athens_museums.htm