Possible leontocephalic relief from the Midi

TNMM 1292 ↔ CIMRM 877

Esp. Rec. Gaule I, 481 No. 831 describes a stone relief (H. 0.35 Br. 0.23 D. 0.14), which was acquired by E. Dumas, whose collection consisted only of objects from the Midi of France. The relief passed into the hands of M. Lombard-Dumas.

Undressed person, sitting on a seat and “paraissant léontocéphale”. A pair of wings is attached to his shoulders and in his r.h. he has an “objet méconnaissable, qui pourrait être une clef”.

Already Espérandieu himself thought the representation too doubtful to ascribe it with certainty to the Mithras-cult, apart from the fact, that the genuineness seemed rather “questionable” to him.