Lycian Sarcophagus



The inner face of the Paros marble sarcophagus found in Room IV of Hypogeus A is human-shaped. It is called the Lycian Sarcophagus because it was built in the type of sarcophagus peculiar to the Lycian Region. There are hunting scenes on the long sides of the boat, and centaur reliefs on the short sides. On one of the long faces, a hunting scene with five horsemen with spears is depicted around the wild boar depicted in profile. On the other long face, the lion hunting of two hunters on two quadriga (four-horse chariots) is animated. Hunters with their carts turned to the right and their horses galloping are quite young. A lion figure with its head turned to the right is depicted under the feet of the horses pulling the quadriga on the right. On one of the short sides of the sarcophagus are two centaurs fighting for a deer. On the other short side, where a mythological story is portrayed, Kaineus is depicted who is about to be killed by the centaurs. Two female sphinxes, symmetrically turned back to back, on one of the pediments of the cap; On the other pediment, there are two griffins, one female and the other male, depicted mutually. Close to the pediment corners, lion protomes are engraved. Mixed creatures and lion protomes are tomb-guarding figures. The reliefs of the sarcophagus, probably belonging to King Baana of Sidon, dating to the end of the 5th century BC, are multicolored, and bronze fragments are thought to have been used on weapons and horse saddles.

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