Marble figurine (Dokathismata type)

The “Ashmolean Museum Master” was named after the museum in Oxford, where his largest known work is displayed. This sculptor is credited with a small group of figurines of the Dokathisma variety, whose slightly distended abdomen is thought to indicate a state of pregnancy.

The incised V on the neck, the shield-shaped head, the pointed nose and the joined legs are some of the sculptor’s main features. These figurines are characterized by the harmony of their proportions, the angular contours and the high degree of meticulousness shown by the sculptor in the rendering of the individual details.