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Locus

Les Bolards

Nuits-Saint-Georges is a commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France.

Mithraic monuments of Les Bolards

 

CIMRM 920

Remnants of a statue, found near the entrance.

CIMRM 920

 

CIMRM 922

Two small heads (H. 0.08-0.10) in Phrygian cap (Gallia, 308; 318 No. 41 and fig. 11), which seem to belong to a representation of Mithras tauroctone.

CIMRM 922

 

CIMRM 923

Small woman's head, crowned with flowers.

CIMRM 923

 

CIMRM 924

1) Small white marble column (H. 0.45 diam. 0.07), decorated in high-relief with a spiral-like twig with oak-leaves and acorns (Gallia, 318 No. 46 and fig. 10).

CIMRM 924

 

CIMRM 926

Fragments of a slab (Br. 0.33-0.44; originally 0.55).

CIMRM 926

 

CIMRM 928

Two fragments: basem.

CIMRM 928

 

CIMRM 929

The find of a building (D) about 30-40 mtrs S-W from the Mithraeum seem to point at a second sanctuary.

CIMRM 929

 

CIMRM 930

Red and white granite marble disc (diam. 0.70) surrounded by rays (Gallia, 312; 320 No. 48 and fig. 16).

CIMRM 930

 

CIMRM 931

"Vauthier a recolte en outre un buste en marbre blanc, tres fin, de Venus, semble-t-il, une tete de divinite casquee, probablement Minerve, et plusieurs menus debris de petites tetes feminines tres mutiIees.

CIMRM 931

 

CIMRM 932

Three fragments which form together the word: [ma]gister (Gallia, 314 and 328 No. 16d).

CIMRM 932

 

CIMRM 933

"Au cours de sondages qu'il a opere au eimetiere sud-est, Vauthier a trouve l'extremite d'un flambeau tenu par une main, dans la pose exacte des dadophores, et une main tenant entre Ie pouce et l'index une petite offrande (fruit ?), qui evoque les mains trouvees dans Ie temple de Mithra.

CIMRM 933

 

CIMRM 935

There is no reason to assign a sepulchral inscription from Besan<;on (CIL XIII 5384; Esperandieu inPA 1907,203; Thevenot in Ann. de Bourgogne XXI, 1949, 256f) with the title of mater sacrorum to the cult of Mithras.

CIMRM 935

 

CIMRM 936

H.

CIMRM 936

 

CIMRM 937

Red terra-sigillata cup (diam. 0.16-0.18), which has a relief-work.

CIMRM 937

 

CIMRM 938

Five fragments in red terra-sigillata (H. 0.09).

CIMRM 938

 

CIMRM 940

Small stone base (H. 0.17 Br. 0.16 D. 0.18), found in the bed of the river Nohain during operations at the railway (Sarriau).

CIMRM 940

 

CIMRM 941

CIL XIII 2906.

CIMRM 941

 

CIMRM 943

Fragment of a pebble relief (H. 0.32 Br. 0.31 D. 0.13).

CIMRM 943

 

CIMRM 944

Fragment of a white stone relief (H. 0.23 Br. 0.29 D. 0.12).

CIMRM 944

 

CIMRM 945

A fragment of a stone relief, broken in two pieces (H. 0.31 Br. 0.35 D. 0.03).

CIMRM 945

 

CIMRM 946

A fragment of a stone relief (H. 0.22 Br. 0.21 D. 0.13).

CIMRM 946

 

CIMRM 947

Fragment of a stone relief (H. 0.15 Br. 0.24 D. 0.13).

CIMRM 947

 

CIMRM 948

Fragment of a limestone relief (H. 0.30 Br. 0.40 D. 0.09).

CIMRM 948

 

CIMRM 949

By the many finds it is clear that at Entrains there must have existed a Mi- thraeum or several Mithraea.

CIMRM 949

 

CIMRM 950

1) Right upper comer of a stone relief (H. 0.27 Br. 0.22 D. 0.14).

CIMRM 950

 

CIMRM 953

Folium argenteum, rep.

CIMRM 953

 

CIMRM 954

We only mention the bronzes from Angleur, which are now kept in the Museum at Liege and of which Cumont has proved in full details (MMM II 427ff No. 316 with fig.), that they must have belonged to the decoration of a Mithras-sanctuary.

CIMRM 954

 

CIMRM 955

Three small bronze slabs (H. 0.18 Br. 0.13 D. 0.01) with bearded heads of Wind- gods, roughly represented.

CIMRM 955

 

CIMRM 956

Four small bronze slabs with remnants of iron hooks: 1) Leaping ram to the left.

CIMRM 956

 

CIMRM 957

Small round bronze slab (H. 0.20 Br. 0.19) with Medusa-head, the serpents of which are knotted together below her chin.

CIMRM 957

 

CIMRM 958

Two bronze statuettes (H. 0.24-0.20).

CIMRM 958

 

CIMRM 959

Bronze statuette (H. 0.18), representing a standing, naked youth, wearing a necklace and with outstretched hands.

CIMRM 959

 

CIMRM 960

Bronze statuette (H. 0.12 Br. 0.17) with the representation of a lion with opened mouth, in which is a hole, connecting with another hole, made in the stomach.

CIMRM 960

 

CIMRM 961

Cylindrical bronze peg (diam. 0.18) with a lion's head in the middle.

CIMRM 961

 

CIMRM 962

Two fragments of a bronze statuette.

CIMRM 962

 

CIMRM 963

Fragments of a bronze vase (H. 0.07) with two ears, one of which is broken off.

CIMRM 963

 

CIMRM 964

Mouth of a fountain (H. 0.10 Br. 0.09) and a square spout and other fragments of round spouts.

CIMRM 964

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