Woman and Funeral Pyre

“Terracotta lid of a sarcophagus showing a corpse being carried to the pyre; found near Torre dei Conti (near Rome). 3rd century CE Rome: Capitoline Museum. Credits: Ann Raia, 2005” Source.

The representation of the woman (behind?) The pyre reminded me of representations of the Tarpeia.

Slightly higher res detail from arachne.dainst.org/entity/1215685. Identified there as representing Meleager Myth and dated late 2nd Cent. CE.

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