Cast Gallery catalogue number: B086b

Head of Nike.
For the whole figure of Nike see B086a; for later copy of the head see C091.

• Plaster cast: Height: 25cm.
• Copy of the head of a marble Nike.
• The head:
  • was made by Paionios in about 420 BC.
  • was found at Olympia.
  • is now in Olympia, Archaeological Museum.

Detailed Record

Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum

B 086 B
Head of Nike of Paionios. Olympia

Marble
Head
Greece, Olympia, Olympia Museum
425-421 BC