Monumentum
Limestone statue of Aion from the Housesteads Mithraeum
A limestone statue from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), representing a standing male figure in short tunic with bare legs and feet, arms held tight along the body with clenched fists once holding attributes now lost, with part of a snake on his right arm, probably depicting Aion.
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Limestone relief, found in the central aisle of the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads) in 1898.On a base a standing male person, dressed in a short tunic. Legs and feet are nude. He holds his arms tightly down along his body; in his clenched fists he held the attributes, which are now lost. On his right arm part of a snake(?). Head lost. Aion.
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