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Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Intaglio with the Rape of Cassandra
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Intaglio with the Rape of Cassandra

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
Place FoundIran, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
MediumSard
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions11/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (1.8 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2012.032.254
Label TextA nude Ajax strides to the right, wearing only a crested helmet and cloak. He wields a sword in his raised left hand and drags Cassandra by her hair with his right. She kneels at the foot of a statue of Athena (the Trojan Palladion) and reaches out to Ajax in supplication. Groundline.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, September 13, 1997.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art