208 - Moschophoros (calf-bearer)

DATE ca. 570 BC AUTHOR Unknown artist - Greece MATERIAL Marble SIZE 165 cm (65") tall LOCATION Greece - Athens - Acropolis Museum NOTES Archaic statue of a bearded man carrying a calf on his shoulders. The eyes of the figure were inset. According to the inscription on the base, it was offered by Rhombos.

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