The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Red terra-sigillata cup (diam. 0.16–0.18) with relief-work on the inside. Found in 1907 at Alesia (Mont-Auxois), Lugdunensis; now at Saint-Germain-en-Laye.Mithras as a bullkiller in a cave suggested by leafy twigs, dressed in tunic with long sleeves, anaxyrides, and flying cloak. The bull's tail ends in three ears. On either side Cautes (r.) and Cautopates (l.) in Eastern attire and cross-legged. Lost: the bull's head, the middle part of Mithras' body, and the lower part of Cautes.
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