The Farnese Bull, originally at the Baths of Caracalla, now at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy

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SUPPLIZIO DI DIRCE, better known as TORO FARNESE, is a Roman copy of a famous Hellenistic sculpture group, in marble, preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
The Farnese Bull, originally at the Baths of Caracalla, now at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy
The Farnese Bull Amphion & Dirce
It is the largest single sculpture ever recovered from antiquity.
The Farnese Bull Cythaeron
Mosaics of athletes originally in the baths are now located in the Vatican Museums and the Farnese Bull – a gargantuan Greek sculpture unearthed at the gymnasium – is today located at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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