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Locus

Deva

Deva was a major Roman legionary fortress in northern Britannia, today Chester.

Mithraic monuments of Deva

 

Statue of a standing torchbearer from Chester (now lost)

A small stone statue found at Chester (ancient Deva) in 1853 built into a cellar wall in White Friars, still seen by Stukeley in 1725 but now lost, depicting a standing torchbearer in Eastern attire and cross-legged, holding a torch downwards with both hands.

CIMRM 830

 

Stone relief of a torchbearer from Chester, Grosvenor Museum

A stone relief from Chester (ancient Deva), now in the Grosvenor Museum, depicting a cross-legged torchbearer in Eastern attire pointing his torch downwards with his right hand.

CIMRM 831

 

Marble relief of a standing figure with sheep-hook from Chester, Grosvenor Museum

A marble relief found in 1851 built into the adjoining hall of White Friars at Chester (ancient Deva), now in the Grosvenor Museum, depicting a standing dressed figure with a sheep-hook in his left hand and possibly a downward-pointing torch in his right, perhaps a torchbearer belonging to the same sanctuary.

CIMRM 832

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