Monumentum
Rock-birth statue from Königshoffen
Sandstone statue from the entrance area of the Mithraeum at Königshoffen depicting the youthful naked Mithras emerging from the rock, with the sheath of a dagger still visible at his hip; head, right arm, and left hand are lost.
Rock-birth statue from KönigshoffenCIMRM
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
TNMM 2222 ↔ CIMRM 1340
Statue in sandstone (H. 0.65 Br. 0.32) found near the entrance of the Mithraeum. See fig. 353.
Forrer, MH 43 and Pl. XIV, 1–1a; Esp. Rec. Gaule VII No. 5537 and fig.
Youthful naked Mithras being born from the rock. His head, his r. arm and his l.h. are lost. His l. arm is raised up and in his hand the god probably held a torch; in his r.h. he holds a dagger the sheath of which is still visible at his side. Traces of bright green, white and red painting. In the base an inscription:
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
