didoofcarthage:“The Calf-Bearer and the Kritios Boy Shortly After Exhumation on the Acropoli
didoofcarthage: “The Calf-Bearer and the Kritios Boy Shortly After Exhumation on the Acropolis” c. 1865 albumen silver print from glass negative Gilman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art The statue depicted here is known as the Moschophoros, or Calf-bearer. It dates to the high archaic period in Greek history, and more specifically has a date range of 570 - 560 BC. – Really cool to see a picture from when it was first found! -- source link
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