The sarcophagus has many traditional trademarks of early Christian symbols, which embody art and meaning. The grapevines were used in pagan Roman art; it represented the harvest of life. Its symbolism also grew as time went, growing in meaning with early Christians, as we see it commonly seen as wine and the blood of Christ. The peacocks on the sarcophagus represented eternal life, as people like Aristotle to St. Augustine claimed that a peacock’s flesh did not decay. The shamrocks where traditionally said to have been used by St. Patrick to illustrate the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity when trying to convert people in Ireland in the 5th century. And finally, the center symbol represented the image of the good shepherd. Early Christians