Front side of an altered garland sarcophagus.
The ends of this sarcophagus (see PR305_04_11) show that it was originally roughed-out as a garland sarcophagus but this front side has been altered to depict a row of five figures, apparently two deceased couples (or perhaps two views of one couple) and a deity or hero. The whole surface of the background is inscribed. It is quite common that figures on sarcophagi at Aphrodisias are worked to a relatively defined state with the point chisel (see also PR305_03_22).
