Heracles as an old man with lion skin.

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Hermaic stele with a depiction of Heracles as a bearded old man. He wears a himation (short dress) and the characteristic lion's hide, thrown over his shoulder. Marble from Patras. Roman period.

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Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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