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Moschophoros: Archaic Calf-Bearer Statue

The Moschophoros is a Greek statue from around 570 BCE that was found on the Athenian Acropolis in 1864. It originally stood over 5 feet tall and depicted a man named Rhonbos carrying a calf to sacrifice to the goddess Athena, as evidenced by an inscription on its base. Made of limestone, it represents the typical static and smiling style of Archaic sculptures. The Moschophoros is now housed in the Acropolis Museum.

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Moschophoros: Archaic Calf-Bearer Statue

The Moschophoros is a Greek statue from around 570 BCE that was found on the Athenian Acropolis in 1864. It originally stood over 5 feet tall and depicted a man named Rhonbos carrying a calf to sacrifice to the goddess Athena, as evidenced by an inscription on its base. Made of limestone, it represents the typical static and smiling style of Archaic sculptures. The Moschophoros is now housed in the Acropolis Museum.

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The Moschophoros, c.

570 BCE
Moscophoros, which means “the Calf-bearer” The sculpture was
found Perserschutt on the Athenian Acropolis in 1864. In 1887, the base was
discovered. The fragments made of permeable limestone, and its plinth was
attached to the right foot of the sculpture.
The statue is estimated to have originally measured 1.65 metres
(5.4 ft) in height. According to an inscription on its base, the statue was a votive
offering to the goddess Athena by a certain Rhonbos (although the name is not
entirely legible) and it is thought to represent Rhombos himself, bringing sacrifice.
Moscophoros is a typical Archaic sculpture static, naked with a smiling face.

This suggests that the sponsor was a very well-to-do-man and a


prominent citizen of Attica who offered his own likeness to Athena. He has a calf
on his shoulders which represents the sacrificial offering he is about to give to the
goddess.
The Moschophoros (Calf Bearer), c. 560-570 BCE (Archaic Era), is
displayed in the Acropolis Museum, which was open in 1897 and reconstructed
after WWII to accommodate a Collection of Acropolis Tereasures.

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