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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: Nike (Victory) offering an egg to a snake entwined around a column topped with the Palladion; a warrior wearing helmet and armour has laid down his shield at the feet of the trophy and stands in a contemplative posture. Marble, Roman copy of the late 1st century CE after a neo-Attic original of the Hellenistic era. Français : Nikè (la Victoire) offrant un œuf à un serpent enroulé autour d'une colonne surmontée par le Palladium ; un guerrier portant casque et cuirasse a déposé son bouclier aux pieds du trophée et se tient dans une posture recueillie. Marbre, copie romaine de la fin du Ier siècle ap. J.-C. d'un original néo-attique de la période hellénistique.
Dimensions	H. 42 cm (16 ½ in.), W. 42 cm (16 ½ in.)
Credit line	Albani Collection; seized by Napoleon; purchased by Louis XVIII, 1805
Accession number	Ma 969 (MR 853 )
Location	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 17
Photographer/source	Marie-Lan Nguyen (Jastrow) 2007

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