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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
Français : 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. Détail.
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. Dettaglio.
Date circa 570 BC
Medium sculpture in the round / 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.
Source/Photographer Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys), 2006
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