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On this relief, the goddess Nike holds a date branch. This relief once decorated the entrance into the Balat Gate. Marble. Sixth century CE. From Balat, Istanbul, modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 10). Relief of Nike from Balat. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8706/relief-of-nike-from-balat/
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