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Two torchbearer heads in Phrygian caps from Turin

Two small heads wearing Phrygian caps, probably representing the Mithraic torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates, from Turin (ancient Augusta Taurinorum) and held in the Museum at Turin.
 
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Updated on May 2026
Two small heads in Phrygian caps, probably of the torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates. Museum at Turin.

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