Calf Bearer. Moschophoros is an ancient Greek statue of the Archaic period, also known in English as The Calf Bearer.
It was excavated in fragments in the Perserschutt in the Acropolis of Athens in 1864. The statue, dated c. 560 BC and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters in height, is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.
The condition of the Moschophoros is poor and broken in some areas. The legs are missing below the knees on both sides.
The hands are broken off. The genitals and the left thigh have separated from the whole sculpture.
The lower half of the face is chipped off. The foot with a plinth is connected to base. The calf is well preserved, while Moschophoros's eyes are absent. The rest of the sculpture is in a fine state. The sculpture was found on the Athenian Acropolis in 1864. In 1887, the base was discovered. It is made of permeable limestone, and its plinth was attached to the right foot of the sculpture. The inscription on that plinth claims that this statue was dedicated by someone named Rhombos to Athena, the goddess of wisdom. 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 stands with his left foot a little forward, like other kouroi. He has
It was excavated in fragments in the Perserschutt in the Acropolis of Athens in 1864. The statue, dated c. 560 BC and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters in height, is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.
The condition of the Moschophoros is poor and broken in some areas. The legs are missing below the knees on both sides.
The hands are broken off. The genitals and the left thigh have separated from the whole sculpture.
The lower half of the face is chipped off. The foot with a plinth is connected to base. The calf is well preserved, while Moschophoros's eyes are absent. The rest of the sculpture is in a fine state. The sculpture was found on the Athenian Acropolis in 1864. In 1887, the base was discovered. It is made of permeable limestone, and its plinth was attached to the right foot of the sculpture. The inscription on that plinth claims that this statue was dedicated by someone named Rhombos to Athena, the goddess of wisdom. 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 stands with his left foot a little forward, like other kouroi. He has
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