Sarcophagus of Bella Galiana

The original Sarcophagus of Bella Galiana is an Ancient Etruscan or more likely 3rd century Roman marble sarcophagus on display inside the Museo Civico of the town of Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. The deep relief sculpture depicts a hunting scene, which was a popular decoration for such sarcophagi. The scene is described by some as a version of the myth of the hunt of the Calydonian boar. A marble copy of the sarcophagus replaced the Ancient Roman original, which had been displayed outside on the facade of the church of Sant'Agnelo in Spatha standing across from the Palazzo dei Priori, Viterbo. Somehow the story on the facade has been linked to a popular legend, predating the 15th-century, regarding the life and death of a beautiful young woman, the Bella Galiana (Beautiful Galliana), of Viterbo.

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