Venetonimagus

Mithréum de Vieu

Mithréum de Vieu

CIMRM 909

Discovered beneath the church of Vieu-en-Valromey in 1869, this Mithraeum formed part of the monumental religious centre of ancient Venetonimagus.

Altar of Vieu

CIMRM 911

This altar was dedicated by a son to his father, one of the few Patres Patrum recorded in the western provinces.

Fragment of Cautopates statuette from Les Bolards

CIMRM 920

Fragmentary remains of a statuette of Cautopates in a short tunic, including a thigh, knee, and hand holding the end of a torch, found near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

Small heads in Phrygian caps from Les Bolards

CIMRM 922

Two small heads in Phrygian caps, possibly belonging to a tauroctony of Mithras, together with a fragment of a bull's foot and the mouth and neck of the dog, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

Small flower-crowned woman's head from Les Bolards

CIMRM 923

A small woman's head crowned with flowers, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

White marble column and votive fragments from Les Bolards

CIMRM 924

A small white marble column decorated in high relief with spiral oak-leaves and acorns, together with fragments of two legs and two hands holding votive offerings, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

Inscribed slab fragments from Les Bolards

CIMRM 926

Fragments of a slab bearing an inscription mentioning Sol Aeternus and cohors II, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

Two base fragments from Les Bolards

CIMRM 928

Two small stone fragments, possibly from a base, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.