Ancient Greek athletes cleaned themselves with oil. This sculpture shows one athlete’s bathing ritual. Lysippos, Apoxyomenos (Scraper) by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Weary from his labors, Hercules leans on his club, with hints of his heroic trials hidden in plain sight. Lysippos, Farnese Hercules by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker