The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
Two fragments of a statue in sandstone, found near o, p, q.Reichel, 189; MMM II 489f and fig. 436.Two fragments of a torchbearer, probably of Cautes (cf. the following No. 1689).a) Head in Phrygian cap (H. 0.19). Traces of red colour just below the cap; the eyes were indicated by painting. See fig. 436.b) Part in Oriental dress (H. 0.80 Br. 0.50 D. 0.33) to the left. The hands and both legs up to the knees are lost.Cumont mentions a third part viz. the l. leg from the knee to the ankle dressed in trousers. I could not trace it and I am afraid he mistook a fragment of the following No. for it.
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