Monumentum
Head of Mithras in Phrygian cap from Rome
Head in fine-grained marble in the Vatican Musea Magazzini, showing a curly-haired figure in a Phrygian cap turned to the left with a grievous expression, probably representing Mithras.
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Head in fine grained marble (H. 0.18). Vatican Musea, Magazzini.Kaschnitz-Weinberg, Scult. Mag., 78 No. 150 and Tav. XXXIII.Curly head in Phrygian cap to the left. Grievous expression. Probably a head of Mithras. Cf. a similar head from Egypt at Tübingen (No. 104).
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