Monumentum
CIMRM 483
Continuation of the frescoes depicting an initiation into the Mithras cult, where two attendants present a repast to Mithras and Sol.
Section of the frescoes of Santa Prisca.
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CIMRM 483
Vermaseren's Corpus
CIMRM 483-2
Vermaseren's Corpus
The New Mithraeum
23 Dec 2024
Updated on Dec 2024
Ferrua, figs. 13-14; Cecchelli in Roma 1941, Tav. XVIII. See figs. 140-141. He stops in front of a cave, which is indicated by an outline of scallop and a dark-purple back-ground. In the cave two servants are waiting on two guests. The first servant with a raven’s head and raven’s legs is taking a plate of meat to Mithras and Sol who are sitting side by side at the table. Their festive attire consists of a red tunic with a broad, yellow belt and of a red cloak. Around Sol’s curly head a gilt radiate crown and an aureole, with other rays darting out of it, illumining the dark cave’s…
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