The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
Altar in stone (H. 1.26 Br. 0.74 D. 0.68), found near a.Reichel, 183f; MMM II 496 and figs. 432–4. See figs. 431–434.On the four sides of the altar there are nine figures, six of which support the upper part which is decorated by two volutes connected by twigs. On the front of either volute a face with chubby cheeks surrounded by a threefold circle of leaves. The top of the altar is hollowed out in the centre. In the front of the rim and in the r. side of it an inscription.The interpretation of the various figures is as follows (Eurus–Septentrio; Autumnus–Hiems; Favonius–Auster; Ver–Caelus–Aestas):…
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