The relief with inscriptions illustrates in a didactic manner the creation of humankind according to the myth described in Plato’s Protagoras. The titan Prometheus, a seated and bearded figure on the far right, is intent on molding a woman (mulier). Above are recognizable domestic animals, like a donkey and a bull, while there are men below. The scene includes the presence of the three Fates named Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. They are advancing toward Anima, held by the arm of Mercury. The relief was found in Ostia and, appraised by Ennio Quirino Visconti. It entered the papal collections during the pontificate of Pope Pius VI to be inside the Room of the Busts of the Museo Pio Clementino.