Monumentum
Aion of Mitreo Fagan
The marble Aion from the lost Mithraeum Fagan, Ostia, now presides the entrance to the Vatican Library.
PublishedThe New Mithraeum
2 May 2010
Updated on 6 Nov 2022
Leontocéfalo del Mitreo Fagan
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
Detalle del leontocéfalo del Mitreo Fagan
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
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White marble statue (H. 1.65 Br. 0.47), found in the Mithraeum Fagan, now beside the entrance of the Biblioteca Vaticana.
Standing naked figure with lion's head and wide open mouth. Behind his shoulders he has two small wings and two more on his hips. These wings have been placed in opposite directions and carry the symbols of the four seasons. They are decorated with a dove and a swan (top right), ears (top left), a buch of grapes (bottom left), two palms and a reed (bottom right).
Standing naked figure with lion's head and wide open mouth. Behind his shoulders he has two small wings and two more on his hips. These wings have been placed in opposite directions and carry the symbols of the four seasons. They are decorated with a dove and a swan (top right), ears (top left), a buch of grapes (bottom left), two palms and a reed (bottom right).
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Data
- Location
Mitreo Fagan
Ostia, Latium (Italia)
Ostia (Italy) - Current location
Musei Vaticani [67899] Vatican (Vatican) - Dimensions H. 165 W. 47 D. cm
- Dating 190
- Discovery date 1800
- Material Marble (white)
- Type
- Labels
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/116
- TNMmID 116
- CIMRM 312, 313
- CIL XIV, 65
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