1st-2nd century A.D.. Modelled in the round standing nude with left foot resting on a pillar, the hair dressed in flowing tresses with top-knot; mounted on a custom-made stand. 115 grams total, 82 mm including stand (3 1/4 in.).
Depictions of Apollo in association with the Omphalos usually show him seated upon it, as seen in the coinage of Antigonus I, circa 280-261 B.C.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Price realized | 420 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 400 GBP |