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Ephesus
Nike (upper), Caduceus (lower leeft), Hermes (lowr right)The marble relief of the Greek goddess of victory Nike (Νίκη, known to the Romans as Victoria), dated to the 1st - 2nd century C.E. It decorated one of the spandrels of the arch over the "Herakles Gate" on Kuretes Street n her left hand the flying Nike holds out a laurel wreath to crown a victor in war or sport, and in her right hand she carries a palm branch.
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