A 2,500 year old coffin discovered at the site of Palaepaphos on the island of Cyprus, is lavishly decorated with images of the Greek hero Ulysses in scenes from the poet Homer's tales of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Several photographs of the sarcophagus drawings are in this news story from MSNBC:
Coffin with scenes from Homer found - Science - MSNBC.com
Coffin with scenes from Homer found - Science - MSNBC.com


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