Nike of Delos

The inscription on the base of this Nike (ancient Greek for Victory), missing from this plaster cast, names the sculptor as Archermos. According to ancient sources he was the inventor of this type of figure, running and with wings. Her missing arms and legs would have been akimbo, a stylised way of showing figures running, often seen in depictions of Medusa. The figure was found on the Cycladic island of Delos, the inscription a little afterwards. It may have stood on its own pillar or could have been an akroterion, a temple roof ornament; flying victory figures were favourite subjects for akroteria这座 Nike（古希腊语意为‘胜利’）雕像的底座铭文在这件石膏复制品中有所缺失，铭文将该雕像的创作者标注为阿尔赫莫斯（Archermos）。据古代文献记载，阿尔赫莫斯是这类带翼奔跑形象的首创者。该雕像缺失的四肢原本应为叉腰姿势，这种程式化的奔跑姿态常见于美杜莎（Medusa）的艺术刻画中。 这尊雕像出土于基克拉迪群岛的提洛岛（Delos），其底座铭文则是在雕像出土后不久被发现的。它可能原本立于独立石柱之上，也可能作为神庙屋顶的山墙饰（akroterion，建筑山墙装饰构件）存在——带翼胜利形象向来是山墙饰的首选创作题材。