Vase in the Form of Nike

Description The perfume vessel, which was suspended from a cord, is shaped like a flying Nike, personification of victory. Her active pose and agitated, wind-blown drapery demonstrate the highly decorative tastes of the early 4th century.

Exhibitions

• From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance Mikas, by 1925, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2181]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, June 1949, pt. III, lot 18; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.

Credit Museum purchase, 1949