Sarcophagus contains effigy of the S. Margherita lying underneath a cover decorated with sculpted swags of cloth and female figures as corner supports. On side of sarcophagus are two registers of panels: two at bottom and four at top. Each panel contains relief sculpture of the saint and scenes from her life.

For more information, refer to Margherita of Cortona and the Lorenzetti: Sienese art and the cult of a holy woman in medieval Tuscany, Sante e beate umbre tra il XIII e il XIV sècolo: Chiara d'Assisi, Agnese d'Assisi, Margherita da Cortona, Angela da Foligno, Chiara da Montefalco, Margherita da Città di Castello : mostra iconografica.