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The Nike of Samothrace was a Greek sculpture from which period/style?

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I believe it would be during the Hellenistic Era
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Hellenistic Era

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The Nike of Samothrace or The Winged Nike is a marble sculpture of the Greek Goddess of victory (Nike) from the Hellenistic Era. The marble sculpture created during the 2nd century BC in Greek. The reason for the marble statue was to show honor towards Goddess Nike and commemorating a naval action. The Nike of Samothrace is known as one of the masterpieces from the Hellenistic Era.

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