The Hercules Sarcophagus with depictions of nine of the twelve labors of Hercules: the victory over the Nemean lion, the combat with the Lernaean hydra and the Erymanthian boar, the capture of the Cerynean hind, the hunt for the Stymphalian birds, the victory over Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, the cleaning of the Augean stables, the capture of the Cretan bull and finally the taming of the mares of King Diomedes.
Visit the Palazzo Altemps in central Rome to see a small but fantastic collection of top sculptures from antiquity displayed in a historic palace of the National Roman Museum.