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so-called The Moschophoros or Calf-bearer

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so-called The Moschophoros or Calf-bearer
Object type statue
object_type QS:P31,Q179700
Description
Statue of a young bearded man. He carries a calf on his shoulders as a sacrifice to the gods. Missing legs below the knees, hands, chin, nose, left thigh and genitals are chipped or missing. The inscription on the base shows the name of the dedicator of the votive statue: [Rh] Ombos.
Date circa 570 BC
Medium Hymettian marble
Dimensions height: 165 cm (64.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,165U174728
institution QS:P195,Q421084
Accession number
624
Place of creation Athens. The base and foot were found in same area in 1867.
Object history
  • 1864: excavated. Place: Athens, Acropolis (in the area of the Museum).
  • 1884: purchased by Acropolis Museum
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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