08-15-2017, 10:20 AM
The victriola statuette appears quite frequently on coin images - often being presented either by Victory herself or by the Genius of the Augustus. If these images are accurate, we can judge the probable size and appearance of the statuette.
Based on this, the image appears to be the usual sort of 'Winged victory on a globe', often holding a victory wreath or palm frond, that appears quite often in Greco-Roman art. There are a number of surviving statuette versions (like this one, or this one, or here), together with sculptural representations (this one from Housesteads) and painted ones (here, from Pompeii, or this one from the 3rd century vexillum in the Pushkin Museum). The 'Victory/Nike' statue was very popular in later 'classical' art as well.
Possibly the best representation (although perhaps much restored?) is this statue of Lucius Verus - close up here.
Based on this, the image appears to be the usual sort of 'Winged victory on a globe', often holding a victory wreath or palm frond, that appears quite often in Greco-Roman art. There are a number of surviving statuette versions (like this one, or this one, or here), together with sculptural representations (this one from Housesteads) and painted ones (here, from Pompeii, or this one from the 3rd century vexillum in the Pushkin Museum). The 'Victory/Nike' statue was very popular in later 'classical' art as well.
Possibly the best representation (although perhaps much restored?) is this statue of Lucius Verus - close up here.
Nathan Ross
