Sandstone base with Cautes from Vetera

TNMM 1395 ↔ CIMRM 1006

Base in sandstone (H. 0.435 Br. 0.18 D. 0.082) in three fragments.

Standing Cautes in Oriental dress and cross-legged on the front. He lifts a long burning torch in both hands. On the right side there is an unclear ornament, probably an upturned vase with flowers.

According to Steiner this decoration belongs to the period in which the base served as an altar.

Comments

Pattie L

Thanks. That helped.

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Pattie L

"...probably an upturned vase with flowers." This needs an eye roll emoji. Seriously, what’s the likelihood? So I spent the last 2 hours looking for a pdf of the Steiner citation. The Internet has failed me today.

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The New Mithraeum

Here you go: 🙄

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