Moschophoros
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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
Key facts
- Sculpture.image_file
- ACMA Moschophoros.jpg
- Sculpture.image_size
- 250px
- Sculpture.image_upright
- 0.75
- Sculpture.title
- Moschophoros
- Sculpture.other_title_1
- μοσχοφόρος
- Sculpture.other_language_1
- Greek
- Sculpture.subject
- A man carrying a sacrificial animal
- Sculpture.medium
- Limestone
- Sculpture.height_metric
- 165
- Sculpture.metric_unit
- cm
- Sculpture.imperial_unit
- ft
- Sculpture.city
- Athens, Greece
- Sculpture.museum
- Acropolis Museum
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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 to the artistic conventions of the era. The cloak on the other hand, depicts him as a respectable and well-recognized citizen.
The challenge of representing man and animal together is successfully accomplished by this Archaic sculpture. The calf's legs are held firmly, making a bold X-shaped composition. This interaction between the calf and the calf-bearer represents a strong, inseparable bond between the two . The man in the sculpture is smiling, in a feature referred to as the Archaic smile, which began in the 6th century BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moschophoros” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.