 The later and more numerous types show him or her reclining on the left side, facing the spectator and frequently holding a libation vessel; occasionally a man displays an inscribed scroll listing his ancestry and the magisterial offices he occupied.During the second half of the 4th century BC sculpted and painted sarcophagi of nenfro, marble and alabaster came into use.They were deposited on rock-carved benches or against the walls in the now very large underground chambers.