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title: Weary Hercules Statue from Perge
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13609/weary-hercules-statue-from-perge/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Weary Hercules Statue from Perge

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Weary Hercules Statue from Perge](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13609.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13609.jpg)

## Image Caption

Statue of [Hercules](https://www.worldhistory.org/hercules/) discovered in 1980 at the ancient [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Perge in southern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). It was reproduced in the late 2nd century CE from the 4th century BCE original by the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) sculptor Lysippos. The top half of the statue was smuggled from Perge to the USA in 1981 where it remained in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for 30 years. It was returned to Turkey in 2011 and is now displayed with the rest of the piece at the Antalya Museum in Turkey.

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## Bibliography

- [Weary Herakles – Turkey and Museum of Fine Arts Boston — Centre du droit de l'art](https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/weary-herakles-2013-turkey-and-museum-of-fine-arts-boston "Weary Herakles – Turkey and Museum of Fine Arts Boston — Centre du droit de l'art"), accessed 11 Mar 2021.

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/FollowingHadrian)
- [X/Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/carolemadge)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, March 11). Weary Hercules Statue from Perge. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13609/weary-hercules-statue-from-perge/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Weary Hercules Statue from Perge." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 11, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13609/weary-hercules-statue-from-perge/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Weary Hercules Statue from Perge." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13609/weary-hercules-statue-from-perge/>.

## License & Copyright

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