especially unguentaria which served as containers for precious liquids such as oil and perfume, and pottery. In addition, a variety of objects made of bronze (keys, strigils, etc) have been found. Although [...] marble sarcophagi from Rome the myth is usually restricted to the carved front side including the lid; the back side of the sarcophagi was not carved. For one sarcophagus the original placement in the [...] of death with clear indications of a mythological scene, depicting the arrows, the gods (on the lid or at the sides of the main panel), the nurse, the paidagogos and the parents. Among the Niobids