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Rock-birth relief fragment from Königshoffen

Small sandstone relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving a naked male figure from the thighs to the head, possibly part of a rock-birth scene.
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Fragment of a relief in sandstone found near 2 (H. 0.15).Forrer, MH 44 and fig. 51.Naked male figure preserved from the thighs to the head. It may be part of Mithras' rockbirth.

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