Monumentum
Lion pair from Königshoffen
Pair of large stone lions from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, each holding a boar's head beneath its forepaws and painted red on a white ground; they were set at the ends of the podia, flanking the sanctuary.
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
TNMM 2218 ↔ CIMRM 1336
Fragment of two stone lions (H. 0.75 Br. 1.10) found at the end of the podia.
Forrer, MH 40f and Pl. XIII, 1–3; Esp. Rec. Gaule VII No. 5539.
The two lions were probably erected on bases (H. 0.10). Each lion holds a boar's head under its forepaws. Of one lion only the paws are missing; of the other one only the foremost part is preserved; they are painted red in a white background.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
