Winged Victory was found in Champigny-lès-Langres in 1963, following excavation work on the water tower built along the old Roman road from Langres to Trier. Despite its mutilated appearance, there is no doubt that it depicts a winged victory in the purest Greco-Roman style. Given the modelling of the sculpture and the drapery, it can also be compared with the Victoire de Metz. A date of around the 2nd century AD is now generally accepted.
The rough treatment of the statue's back suggests that it was intended to be viewed from the front, perhaps attached to a building. It could have been a funerary memorial surrounded by a low wall covered by a coping (also found at the site).
Listed as a historic monument, it is on display in the town hall.
A statue base, consisting of a foot resting on a ball measuring around 50cm in diameter, was also unearthed. Two other semi-cylindrical pieces, which were used as caps to cover a wall, can still be seen near the water tower, to the left of the calvary.
La Victoire de Champigny-les-Langres
