Moschophoros (The calf-bearer)
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Moschophoros (The calf-bearer)
The Moschophoros (calf-bearer). 570 BCE.
The Moschophoros (or calf-bearer) is carved in Hymettan marble. An inscription on its base reads [Ρ]όνβος ανέθεκεν ηο Πάλο ("Ο Ρόμβος αφιέρωσε (το άγαλμα), ο γιος του Πάλου". "Rhombos, son of Palos dedicated [this statue]"). Exhibited at the Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece.
Exhibited at the Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece.