Photo: Antakya Archaeological Museum

Three hunters are flanked by Dioscuri (one shown on the far right) on one of the long sides of the Antakya Sarcophagus. The hunter on horseback spears a lion and may allude to the deceased as a brave youth.

Sidamara-type sarcophagus, third century AD, Antioch. Marble. Antakya Museum, inv. 18153.

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