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Fragmentary marble relief from Rome

Fragment of a marble relief (H. 0.27 Br. 0.38 D. 0.045).
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The New Mithraeum
2 Jan 2025
Fragment of a marble relief (H. 0.27 Br. 0.38 D. 0.045). Mus. Nazionale Terme, Inv. No. 121020. Annibaldi in NSc (5. 6) XI, 1935,91 No. 19. See figs. 176a, b. On the obverse only one corner is preserved. Sol with two rays and the raven on the cave’s edge. On part of the arched rim, the following signs of the Zodiac are visible: Aries-Taurus-Gemini-Cancer-Leo-Libra-Scorpio. Of the scene of Mithras, slaying the bull, only the point of the god’s Phrygian cap is preserved; a part of Cautes’ upraised torch and a part of his cap to the l. of the scene. On the reverse two branches…

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