26mm.1 inch 1961 22 Karat Gold Italian Quadriga driven by nude Goddess Victory set in 14K gold on a Carnelian bead necklace.
26mm 1961 22 Karat Gold coin with nude Goddess Victory holding an Olympic torch and driving a Quadriga of four horses on the beams of the sun over signs of the zodiac.Set in a 14K gold cut bezel on an 18 inch Carnelian necklace of 10mm beads. The Greek goddess Nike, often known as Victory in English (e.g. Winged Victory of Samothrace). was a goddess who personified triumph and victory. Nike and her siblings were all companions of Zeus.She was effectively treated as a bringer of good luck and was often assimilated with other gods, for instance being depicted by Greek sculptors as a tiny winged figure perching on another god's arm, peeping out from a fellow god's clothes or flying above like a winged fairy. In her best-known depictions, such as the Winged Victory of Samothrace (now in the Louvre, Paris), she is shown as a naked or armoured winged figure. In the Greek colonies of southern Italy she was depicted as a charioteer. Nike unfastening her sandal ("Nike Slancio"), is now on display in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
Please Note! Your setting may differ from the photo! The coins are "photoshopped" into different settings so you can see approximately how your custom-ordered jewelry will look. The finished product is far more beautiful, well-centered, and has a larger amount of gold or silver in the setting.
SKU:
GLDITQUA50C1961
| List Price:
$799
| Number in stock:
1
