The sarcophagus comes from the crypt of San Giovanni in Conca
and is generally dated around 1384, as it is traditionally considered to be the
tomb of Regina della Scala, wife of Bernabò Visconti, lord of Milan from 1354
to 1385, who died that year. Originally it was supported on four pillars, only replaced by
the current six octagonal columns when it entered the civic collections. The
front is tripartite, with in the centre Christ as the suffering Redeemer
between two angels holding curtains, flanked by busts of St. John and St.
Luke.