The Capitoline Museums display several sarcophagi. This 15th century coffin from the Italian town of Vicovaro has the classic Calydonian Hunt scene carved into marble. The Calydonian Boar was a monster from Greek mythology. The creature was tracked unsuccessfully by several Greek heroes. Atalanta, a virgin huntress, was the first to pierce the beast with her arrow. It was then speared by Meleager. Notice the man and women laying side-by-side. The faces would be carved in when the sarcophagus was purchased.
