ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with the Rape of Cassandra
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 viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
late 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st Century CE
305-30 BCE
2nd-late 1st Century BCE
Late 1st Century BCE
1st-2nd Century CE
12th Century
ca. 1680s
ca. 1730-1740
late 6th-mid 5th Century BCE
1st-3rd Century CE
