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Nike of Paionios
Nike of Paionios
Classical Greek · Paionios · c. 420 BCE · Olympia
The Messenians and Naupactians dedicated her at Olympia after a victory over Sparta. Nike lands on a plinth, wind pressing drapery against her body — 170 years before the Winged Victory of Samothrace.