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= = http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Moschoforos.htm =Jill Baltz- The Moschoforos (calf bearer) was made in Athens around 574 BC during the Archaic period and was discovered in 1864. This male figure is named Rhombos and is carrying the animal in order to sacrifice it to Athena Pallas. It now resides in the Acropolis Museum in Athen, Greece.=

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[] Emily Carver- The statue of Aphrodite, or the goddess of love, stands 32 inches tall is common to find from the Hellenistic time period. This specific statue is also very commonly known as “Tiepolo Aphrodite” and is dated from the 2nd century BC. These exaggerated hipshot posed statues were found in all different sizes found in Athens and the island of Rhodes.