File:ACMA Moschophoros.jpg
so-called The Moschophoros or Calf-bearer
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Artist
Title
Object type
statue
Description
Date
circa 570 BC
Medium
Hymettian marble
Dimensions
height: 165 cm (64.9 in)
Collection
Accession number
Place of creation
Athens. The base and foot were found in same area in 1867.
Object history
Inscriptions
Dedication [Rhonbos, son of Palos, dedicated (it)]
References
Dickins, Guy (1912) Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum, Cambridge: The University Press.
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Unknown author
Untitled
so-called The Moschophoros or Calf-bearerFrançais : Statue d'un jeune homme barbu. Il est vêtu d'un himation court et il porte un veau sur ses épaules pour le sacrifier à la déesse. L'inscription fragmentaire sur la base conserve le nom du dédicant de cette statue votive : [Rh]ombos.
Italiano: Figura di giovane uomo barbuto, nella posizione del kouros, ma indossa un mantello e reca sulle spalle un vitello quale offerta per la dea. Mancano le gambe al di sotto delle ginocchia; mani, mento, naso, coscia sinistra e genitali sono scheggiati o mancanti. L'iscrizione frammenaria sulla base conserva il nome del dedicatario: [Rh]ombos.
Acropolis Museum
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| Native name | Μουσείο Ακρόπολης | ||
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| Coordinates | 37° 58′ 06.3″ N, 23° 43′ 42.5″ E    | ||
| Established | 1865 | ||
| Website | www.theacropolismuseum.gr | ||
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- 1864: excavated. Place: Athens, Acropolis (in the area of the Museum).
- 1884: purchased by Acropolis Museum
Photograph
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English: The Acropolis Moschophoros, c. 570 BC  |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | Marsyas |
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