Cast Gallery catalogue number: A131

Head of Nike.

• Plaster cast: Height: 23 cm.
• Copy of the head of a marble acroterion.
• The acroterion:
  • is thought to be from the Temple of Artemis at Epidauros.
  • was made about 360-340 BC.
  • was found in the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros during the excavations of 1882-1884.
  • is now in Athens, National Museum, 161.

Detailed Record

Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum

A 131
Head of Nike; Epidauros Acroterion

Marble
Acroterion