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Monumentum

Lion with bull head and water outlet from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone statue from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting a lying lion with a bull's head before its forefeet; a large opening at the back of the head communicated with a channel below, suggesting use as a cult water outlet.
 
The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
Statue in sandstone (H. 0.18 Br. 0.33). Inv. No. I, 195.v. Sacken, 341 and 346; MMM II 330h. See fig. 425.Lying lion with a bull's head before its forefeet. The foremost part of its mouth is broken off but there is a large opening (diam. 0.07) at the back of the head which probably communicated with a fountain. Traces of red colour on the hair.

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