Name:	Omphalos Apollo (Choiseul-Gouffier Apollo)
Picture:
Description:	Roman copy of bronze original. London, British Museum. H. 1.78m. The naked Apollo rests his weight on his right foot (and a supporting tree), left leg and foot turned slightly outwards. The torso twists slightly in an almost Lysippic 'S' shape as the small head turns (almost unnaturally) to the right. The face is serene and severe; the hair frames the face with wavy locks. Around his head is a fillet. The musculature is not as well-defined as later pieces (for example, the Doryphoros), and the knees are still somewhat archaic.
Date:	c. 460 B.C.
Discussion:	This Apollo gets its nickname from the omphalos (navel stone) found beside the Athenian copy. There are several versions, all markedly different, which must derive from a bronze original. The left hand probably held a bow, and the right grasped a laurel branch or quiver. The god stands tall with a distinct look of hauteur -- the statue made divine. See Robertson 1981: 54-5, figs.77-8; Stewart 1990: 146, 253; 285-6 (ills.).