Monumentum
Rock-birth of Mithras from Dieburg
Red sandstone statue of Mithras naked being born from the rock, found in a pit near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Dieburg
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
TNMM 2168 ↔ CIMRM 1248
Statue in red sandstone (H. 0.36 Br. 0.23 D. 0.17), found in a pit near the entrance of the sanctuary.
Nass., 24f No. 3 and Pl. III, 1 and 2. See fig. 325.
Mithras naked born from the rock. His r. leg is still in the rock and he pushes himself up with his l. arm. In his r.h. a dagger. The rock shows traces of red colour.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
