The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Relief in sandstone (H. 2.14 Br. 2.12 D. 0.33) in two fragments. Found near 1 and 2 (See plan).Wolff, Römerkastell Gr. Kr., 36ff and Pl. I; Kastell Gr. Kr., 29 and Pl. VII, 5; MMM II 352 with fig. 223; Kutsch, Hanau, II, 86 and fig.; Esp. Rec. Germ., 45f No. 65 and fig.; Lübbecke, Hanau, 37. See fig. 302.Mithras as a bullkiller in a grotto-like niche. The god's head and the l. upper corner of the relief are lost. Mithras in Oriental dress and with boots is riding the bull in an unusual posture, as his r. foot does not touch the ground and because he thrusts the dagger not into the bull's neck but into its back…
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