The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
Bluish marble relief (H. 0.27 Br. 0.325 D. 0.03).Studniczka, 207 No. 4 and fig. 4; Kiraly, 34ff No. 100 and Pl. X, 1; MMM II 284f No. 142 and fig. 132; LeRoy Campbell in Berytus XI, 1954, 46 No. 85. See fig. 553.Mithras as a bullkiller. The dog, the serpent, the scorpion and the torchbearers with crossed legs. Cautes (r) holds a torch upwards in each hand, Cautopates (l) holds a torch downwards in each hand. In the upper corners the dressed busts of Sol (l) and of Luna (r) with a crescent behind her shoulders. Beside Mithras' head are seven altars in a row.In the bottom border an inscription:
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