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Farnese Hercules

ArtistLysippus, after
ViewTotal from front center
Dateca. 320 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Hellenistic Period
Materialmarble
Dimensions317 cm high
Originfrom Baths of Caracalla
CollectionItaly, Naples, Museo Archaeologico
Inv. No.6001
Saskia No.Jgc-0234
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 66