"Winged Victory" is a Greek statue of the goddess Nike. It was
excavated on the island of Samothrace in 1863, and now stands in
the Louvre Museum in Paris. I saw it there in 2007.
Archaeologists have dated the statue to 190 B.C. When the statue
was found, the head, arms and right wing were missing. A reverse
copy of the left wing was made in plaster and attached to the
statue. I have wondered how the statue appeared before it was
ruined by the passing centuries, and have attempted a Photoshop
reconstruction here. I referred to other images and statues of
Nike, most of which show the goddess with her right arm raised
overhead, clutching a wreath, which symbolizes victory in war.
Read more about Nike of Samothrace here. (By the way, the Greek
word "Nike" means "victory" and is pronounced nee-kay.) Update:
My wife thought the arms I added were too thin, so I used the
bloat/liquify tool to thicken them. I think she's right: a buxom
lady like this would not have skinny arms. Political Clown
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