1864 archaeological discoveries

Moschophoros (Greek: μοσχοφόρος "calf-bearer") 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 on the Acropolis of Athens in 1864. The statue, dated and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters (5.4 ft) in height, is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. ==Description== The Moschophoros stands with his left foot a little forward, like a kouros. He has a thick beard, a symbol of adulthood. He wears a thin cloak. The sculpture's nudity is the main aspect of the art as it adhered t

Anglo-Saxon bronze/copper alloy figure of a boar

Iberian hoard

Roman cavalry bronze helmet found in 1864