I here group the many sarcophagi and ash chests in the museum. They provide a fine overview.

An notice mentions: Osthotekes show the ancient burial customs in the best way. They are generally made of limestone. The native people who knew that it was difficult to dig the ground in a mountainous area so they used limestone ash-urns. They were generally carved in sarcophagi shape with gable-lids. The long sides of most were decorated with garland and lotus, inspired by the rich flora of the region. Some of them are carved with male and female heads between garlands. Few were inscribed in Greek. Eros and Medusa are frequently used mythological figures. Bull’s heads generally appear at the corners and a stylized door was depicted on the narrow sides which must have stood for the door of Hades, the god of the underworld, often with handles and locks engraved in detail.