Siyini isikhumbuzo se-Winged Victory?
Context:I-Winged Victory of Samothrace, noma i-Nike yaseSamothrace, iyisikhumbuzo esiyisibopho esatholakala ekuqaleni esiqhingini saseSamothrace, enyakatho yoLwandle i-Aegean. Kuyinto yobuciko yesithombe esibaziwe ngesiGreki kusukela enkathini yamaGreki, eyaqala ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-2 BC. Iqukethe isithombe esimelela unkulunkulukazi uNiké (uNqobe), onekhanda nezingalo ezingekho, nesisekelo saso esinjengomnsalo womkhumbi.  Ukuphakama okuphelele kwesikhumbuzo kungamamitha angu-5.57 kufaka phakathi isisekelo; isithombe sodwa silinganisa amamitha angu-2.75. Lesi sithombe singesinye sezithombe ezimbalwa ezinkulu zamaGreki ezasinda njengombhalo wokuqala, hhayi njengamakhophi aseRoma. I-Winged Victory ibilokhu iboniswa eMnyuziyamu waseLouvre eParis, phezulu ezitebhisini eziyinhloko, kusukela ngo - 1884.
ISithonjana Esinamaphiko siyisithombe samaGreki esimelela unkulunkulukazi uNike, ngaphandle kwekhanda lakhe nezingalo, isisekelo saso esiqoshiwe ukuze sifane nomnsalo womkhumbi. Lesi sithombe sihlehlela emuva ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-2 BC, futhi siyaphawuleka ngoba sisinda ngesiGreki sokuqala, hhayi njengekhophi lamaRoma. Kuboniswe eMnyuziyamu waseLouvre eParis, phezulu ezitebhisini eziyinhloko.