Monumentum
Radiate bronze head of Mithras
Bronze head of Mithras in a radiate Phrygian cap.
Two studies of the head of a bronze figure of Mithras wearing Phrygian cap with radiating spines.© The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
The New Mithraeum
14 Jan 2026
Updated on May 2026
Bronze head (H. 0.05). Formerly ColI. Towneley, now London, Br. Mus. Walters, Cat. Bronzes, 184 No. 1018. Head in Phrygian cap. Around it seven rays one of which has got lost.
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