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The Calf-Bearer

ViewTotal from front center
SiteAthens, Akropolis
LocationGreece
Dateca. 575-550 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Archaic Period
Materialmarble
Dimensions96 cm high
CollectionGreece, Athens, Acropolis Museum
Inv. No.624
Add'l. Info.Votive statue offered by Romovos (inscr. on base)
Saskia No.Jgc-0403
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 2, plate 9
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 9
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 8
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 5, plate 12
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 22