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A nine-foot tall reproduction of this sculpture dominates the conservatory in Frank Lloyd Wright’s David Martin House in Buffalo. A case near this sculpture (0[1])displays some fingers once belonging to it that Charles Champoiseau (0[2])(“sharls sham-poh-zoh”) had missed when gathering its pieces. (0[1])A 2014 (0[1])restoration re-added fragments of a feather (0[1])to this sculpture’s chiton (20[2])(“kye-ton”). The base of this sculpture is made from Lartos marble and includes a depiction (20[1])of (*) oarboxes, a reference to the naval battle it (10[1])commemorates. (10[5]0[1])The Futurist Manifesto declares (10[2])that “a (10[1])racing car… is more beautiful (10[2])than” (10[2])this sculpture. This sculpture (0[1])has long been placed at the top of the Daru (10[1])staircase at the (10[1])Louvre (0[1])and notably lacks a head. (10[2]0[3])For 10 points, name this Hellenistic (0[1])sculpture (0[1])of a goddess (10[1])of victory. (10[2]0[2])■END■ (10[3]0[5])

ANSWER: Nike of Samothrace [or Winged Victory; or Winged Victory of Samothrace; prompt on Nike or Victory]
<Michael Bentley, Fine Arts - Sculpture&gt; ~25165~ &lt;Editor: Chandler West>
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2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y3476%9%0%90.73

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Mason SeversonNorrisMoberly230
Isaac McCollumHoover BBelvidere330
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BStevenson B330
Alex CrowellRockford Auburn AMira Loma390
Braden BoothDallas CountyThomas Jefferson A410
Camden WilliamsMexicoInnovation Academy A470
Cole HartungKinkaidWilliam Fremd5120
Ave RiegerNorthmont AMaggie Walker C5120
MarK LeeTroyBelmont6520
Anthony ZhaoThomas Jefferson CLincoln-Way East7410
Yaj JhajhriaCanyon CrestBarrington A750
Owen ArnesonParkway WestCarbondale7510
Jeffrey LiuHinsdale CentralChattahoochee B7510
Evan SchleckHunter AMaggie Walker A7510
Evan LinWoodlandRichard Montgomery7510
Costas PavlouDetroit Country DayPlymouth7510
Kyunghwan LimChattahoochee AJohns Creek B7910
Will CarstensDetroit Catholic Central AThomas Jefferson B7910
Ethan BositaSt. Mark'sUniversity Lab8110
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DBarrington B8610
Jeffrey XuJohns Creek AWinston Churchill A8610
Charles YoungBarrington ACanyon Crest8710
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallMidtown8710
Brodie HenryWest PointNorman910
Colette KendrickWinston Churchill BIrvington A10110
Matias RoaWalter PaytonWinnebago10410
Varun VenkatagiriInnovation Academy BNorthmont B1050
Puna EkkaNew BrightonStevenson A11010
Fahian JoyHunter BJohn Adams A1100
William ThainSaint JosephJohn Adams B1100
Dominic AielloDetroit Catholic Central BLake Highland11010
Hayden LeyWashingtonWaukee1100
Brayden FerrellHeightsCarl Sandburg1160
Chris GoffMoberlyNorris1170
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CCincinnati Hills Christian12010
David BertolasiBelvidereHoover B12210
Aatreyo BhattacharyyaMira LomaRockford Auburn A12210
Emiliano GomezJohn Adams BSaint Joseph1220
Anwitha VempatiWaukeeWashington1220
Andrew ShiThomas Jefferson ADallas County1230
Matt MokrzyckiCarl SandburgHeights1230
Adhav RavikumarInnovation Academy AMexico12310
Eden BlakemoreJohn Adams AHunter B1230
Matthew HoustonNormanWest Point1230
Joslyn SmithElkhorn NorthMaggie Walker B1230
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BElkhorn North12310
Bridget ScrantonNorthmont BInnovation Academy B12310