Roman Marble Peplophoros Statue, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. or Later. A white marble female figure modelled in the round standing with the weight on her left leg, the right leg brought forward slightly; wearing a Doric peplum characterised by an apoptygma adhering to her prominent breasts, fastened at the shoulders with two oval fibulae; the sleeveless peplos clinging to her legs, giving them shape and forming vertical folds on the sides; holding a coiled snake in her right hand, the left arm raised and reaching towards the curls resting on her shoulder; likely a priestess of Isis; separately-modelled head now absent; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Paribeni, E., in 'Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, vol. IV, s.v. 1961, Igea, pp.97-99; Antichità di Vílla Doria Pamphilj, Roma, 1977, p.40, n, 4, Tav. VI; Moreno, P., Stefani, C., Galleria Borghese, Milano, 2000, p.178, n.11. 15.6 kg, 48 cm including stand (19 in.). French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. with Vermot & Associés, Paris, 10 November 2018, lot 103. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Laura Maria Vigna. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.114499-194060. The female figure wears a woollen peplum (from which derives the appellation of peplophoros) with apoptygma, laterally forming two scrolls, from one of which, on the right side, is hanging a tassel. In her right hand she holds a snake, gripping it with her leg to keep it under control. In Greek mythology the serpent is associated with the most important goddesses (Isis, Cybele, Demeter, Athena) as an emblem of the natural sacred and of nascent life. Hygeia / Salus, a popular beneficial and positive health divinity, also has the snake as an attribute in many of her representations, in both Greek and Roman art. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]