Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from an English Private Collection
A Roman Marble Statue of a Peplophoros, circa 2nd Century A.D., with circa 17th/18th Century Restorations
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
standing with the weight on her right leg and both arms lowered, and wearing a chiton buttoned on the upper arm, and a peplos with overfold.
Height as restored 137.5 cm.
European private collection, 17th/18th Century (based on restoration techniques)
private collection, Ceylon House, 10 St Andrews Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
by descent to the present owner
With their almost architectonic composition, peplophoroi (statues of women wearing a peplos) are a hallmark of Greek classical statuary. Although there is no other exact Roman replica of the present figure, the horizontal hem of the overfold and the disposition of folds around the flexed leg suggest a Greek original from circa 440 B.C. (see the Demeter Boboli type: arachne.dainst.org/entity/1066594).
You May Also Like
