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Oxyrhynchus

Oxyrhynchus, also known by its modern name Al-Bahnasa, is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo in Minya Governorate.

Mithraic monuments of Oxyrhynchus

 

Arimanius from Al-Bahnasa

Limestone relief from ancient Oxyrhynchus depicting a four-winged lion-headed deity with keys, torch and three serpents, one of which emerges from the god’s mouth towards a burning altar.

CIMRM 103

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