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10.6.4: Lysippos, Apoxyomenos (Scraper)

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    Weary from his labors, Hercules leans on his club, with hints of his heroic trials hidden in plain sight.

    Video \(\PageIndex{1}\): Lysippos, Farnese Hercules, 4th century B.C.E. (later Roman copy by Glycon) (Archaeological Museum, Naples)

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    Lysippos, Farnese Hercules with Beth
    Lysippos, Farnese Hercules, looking up
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    Lysippos, Farnese Hercules, right hand
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