The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Two exceptional terracotta lamps, formerly in the Coll. Passeri, now probably in the Museo Olivieri at Pesaro.1) On the front of the lamp Mithras is represented as a bullkiller; on the reverse the trade-mark Probi between two ears.2) The second lamp has the shape of a bull's head, decorated with a medallion connecting two crossed bands. On the horns: Μέθρα ἱερός.Both lamps are regarded as probably forged by Dressel.
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