Focus on Moschophoros and discuss the History.
The sculpture was found on the Athenian Acropolis in 1864. In 1887, the base was discovered. It is made of permeable limestone, and its plinth was attached to the right foot of the sculpture.The inscription on that plinth claims that this statue was dedicated by someone named Rhombos (possibly Kombos or Bombos; the beginning of the name is missing). The dedication is often said to be for Athena, but because it is a male calf, a male deity such as Zeus Polieus or Erechtheus is more likely. This suggests that the sponsor was a very well-to-do-man and a prominent citizen of Attica, who offered his own likeness to the deity. He has a calf on his shoulders which represents the sacrificial offering he is about to give to the god.
Attica sacrificial offering