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Vase in the Form of Nike

6256 · 4th century BCE (Classical-Hellenistic)

<p>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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2022' rel='external'>Vase in the Form of Nike</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

Date

4th century BCE (Classical-Hellenistic)

Culture

Greek

Painter

6256

Dimensions

H: 8.00 cm W: 4.00 cm

Medium

terracotta; pigment

Museum

Walters Art Museum