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Monumentum

Aedicula stele from Königshoffen

Sandstone monument in the form of a temple façade from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, accessible by a step and framed by two Corinthian columns; the pediment is decorated with the bust of Luna, and the architrave carries an inscription.
Aedicula stele from Königshoffen

Aedicula stele from Königshoffen
CIMRM

 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026

TNMM 2229 ↔ CIMRM 1347

Statue in sandstone (H. 0.65 Br. 0.39 D. 0.25) found near 3. See fig. 354.

Forrer, MH 45ff and Pls. XV, XVI, 1–2; Esp. Rec. Gaule VII No. 5538; Koepp, Germ. Rom., IV, 58 and Pl. XXXV, 4.

The monument which has the shape of a temple-front is accessible by one step. Two Corinthian columns support the architrave with an inscription and the pediment decorated with the dressed bust of Luna. She holds a whip in her r.h. and she has a crescent upon her forehead. The architrave and the pediment are bordered by a leaf-ornament. The roof has tiles; the two columns of the cella which flanks a niche are decorated with twigs and leaves. Before the niche standing Cautopates in tunic and cloak; cross-legged. He holds a torch downwards with his r.h. His head, his feet and the greater part of the torch are lost. Traces of red and white painting are still visible on the columns and on the base. The lower part of the backwall and part of the l. capital are restored.

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