Relief Showing Ajax and Cassandra (1 Century A.D.)
The male figure is naked except for a short cloak, which, because of his movement, billows out behind him. The girl is depicted at the moment when she clutches the image of Athena; with her left arm she embraces the statue, resisting Ajax’s violent attack, while, with her right arm, she pushes his arm away, sinking her nails into his flesh. One of […]