Samothrace

Zendaya, the stunning actress, hovers in front of the great Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, her black cape spreading out to echo the classical statue’s white wings.

At “Winged Victory of Samothrace,” a white marble statue from Hellenistic Greece, better known as “Niké,” for example, Ms. Firestone noted that the figure’s wings had inspired the sportswear empire’s Swoosh logo.

In most of the photos, the birds are frozen with their wings outstretched, like tiny versions of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.

The ancient Egypt of the pharaohs has inspired the Grand Sphinx of Tanis watch; the Hellenistic period of Greece is the source for the Winged Victory of Samothrace watch; and the birth of the Roman Empire inspired the Bust of Augustus watch.

And since the summer, the archaeological site has featured an exhibition of works by the Brescia-born and globally known contemporary artist Francesco Vezzoli, including his version of a better-known winged victory statue: the “Nike of Samothrace” in the Louvre.