Moscophoros

The calf support or Moschophoros is an ancient statue from the 6th century BC The body was 1864 and the base 1887 found during excavations on the Acropolis of Athens in southeastern called Persian debris. Today the statue is kept in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

The statue is made of marble hymettischem and has a height of 1.65 m. The rectangular base is made of limestone. An inscription on the base refers to the statue as a votive offering of a man named [Rh ] Ombos, son of Palos. By this statue he brought Pallas Athena represents the image of a sacrificer, and stood by under their protection.

The calf support carries a small sacrifice calf on his shoulders, his head is turned to the front, so that it is on the same level as the man's face. This is dressed in a knee-length coat and has a formerly pointed beard. Be stylized to beads or coral hair is held together by a band and is incident on both sides of the head in three braids forward. The now lost eyes were used separately. With the legs of the calf muscular forearms of the sacrificer form a cross. On the skin of the calf remains blue color are preserved; the surface of the tape head has been roughened to a colored paint.

The calf support differs in several details from the in the 6th century BC very popular Kouroi. In contrast to the figures shown naked teen and he is dressed in a coat and wearing a beard.