Monumentum
Cautopates statue from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum
Two sandstone fragments from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, comprising a base with one leg and a downward torch, and a Phrygian-capped head of Cautopates; probably stood at the beginning of the benches alongside the Cautes statue.
The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
TNMM 1716 ↔ CIMRM 1689
Statue in sandstone, in two fragments, found near h and l.
MMM II 499 and fig. 437.
Base (Br. 0.33 D. 0.32) with one leg in long trousers and a hand with a torch downwards (H. 0.70). Head (H. 0.22 Br. 0.13) of Cautopates in Phrygian cap.
Both statues probably stood at the beginning of the benches. It is remarkable that the figure of Cautopates was larger than that of his companion.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
