Monumentum
Two white marble statues of Cautes and Cautopates from the Palatine, Rome
Pair of white marble statues — Cautes with upraised torch and a cock, and Cautopates with a bird at his feet — found in 1886 on the north side of the Palatine between the hill and Via S. Teodoro, with traces of red painting on base and sides.
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Two white marble statues (H. 0.51 and 0.47), found in 1886 "sotto il lato settentrionale del Palatino fra questo colle e la Via S. Teodoro". At the moment probably in the Museum on the Palatine.Lovatelli in BCR 1892, 226ff and Pl. X; MMM II 206 No. 21 and figs. 33–34.1) Cautes in Eastern attire and with upraised torch, cross-legged. At his feet a cock. Traces of red painting on base and sides.2) Cautopates in the same attitude and attire. At his feet a bird (cock or owl). Traces of red painting.
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