Victory of Samothrace
There have been many debates on the date of this colossal statue found on the island of Samothrace in Greece. It was erected near the sanctuary of the Cabeiri, the protectors of sailors, to commemorate a victory of the fleet of Rhodes. Mounted on the prow of a galley, her right hand open, the goddess announced this victory.
This victory, with its majestic and widespread wings, is more than a mere symbol of military success. This magnificent female body, stretching forwards and whipped by the wind as if she were a figurehead, looms up like an epic creation.
This reproduction was made from a 3D reduction. The sculpture was scanned shortly after its last restoration (2013-2014) so the cast would reflect each modification made by the team of archeologists: bits of plaster were removed, while pieces of marble stone found on the excavation site were carefully assembled to complete the puzzle with new pleats on the drapery and a long feather on the top of the left wing.
Original: Rhodes, Greece – Beginning of the 2nd century B.C, now exhibited at Le Louvre Museum in Paris
Material used: hand patina resin
Video : The molding worshop at Musée du Louvre (in French)
Price: USD 285 / RMB 1,899 / HKD 2,210
Ushindi wa Samothrace Kumekuwa na mabishano mengi juu ya tarehe ya sanamu hii kubwa iliyopatikana kwenye kisiwa cha Samothrace nchini Ugiriki. Mji huo ulianzishwa karibu na mahali patakatifu pa Cabeiri, walinzi wa mabaharia, ili kuadhimisha ushindi wa meli za Rhodos. Akiwa amepanda juu ya sehemu ya mbele ya meli, mkono wake wa kulia ukiwa umefunguliwa, mungu-mke alitangaza ushindi huo. Ushindi huo, wenye mabawa yake makubwa na yaliyoenea sana, ni zaidi ya ishara tu ya mafanikio ya kijeshi. Mwili huu wa mwanamke wenye fahari, unaoenea mbele na kupigwa na upepo kana kwamba ni sanamu ya kuigiza, unaonekana kama uumbaji wa kihistoria. Hii ni reproduction ya 3D. Sanamu hiyo ilichunguzwa muda mfupi baada ya kurekebishwa mara ya mwisho (2013-2014) ili kutafakari mabadiliko yote yaliyofanywa na timu ya wataalamu wa vitu vya kale: vipande vya plasta viliondolewa, wakati vipande vya mawe ya marumaru vilivyopatikana kwenye eneo la uchimbaji vilikusanywa kwa uangalifu kukamilisha fumbo na folds mpya kwenye drapery na manyoya marefu juu ya mrengo wa kushoto. "Kutoka kwa ""Museum of the Louvre"" katika jiji la Rhodes, Ugiriki, na ""Museum of the Louvre"" katika jiji la Paris, Ugiriki, na ""Museum of the Louvre"" katika jiji la Paris, Ugiriki, na ""Museum du Louvre"" katika jiji la Paris, Ugiriki, na Uholanzi."