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This torso, amended to resemble the statue of the Capitoline Antinous in Rome, belongs to a series of ancient copies of the so-called "Omphalos Apollo". This famous Greek original from around 460 BCE is preserved in several ancient copies. Some of them convey the related head type. Marble. Found in the River Tiber near Rome, Italy in 1744 CE. Roan copy, c. 130 CE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany.
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 29). Antinous as Omphalos Apollo. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11395/antinous-as-omphalos-apollo/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Antinous as Omphalos Apollo." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 29, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11395/antinous-as-omphalos-apollo/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Antinous as Omphalos Apollo." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Oct 2019. Web. 10 Apr 2021.
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