Monumentum
Lion-serpent statue from Nyon
Limestone statue fragment from Nyon, ancient Colonia Iulia Equestris, depicting a lion encircled by a serpent with schematic scorpions engraved in small triangles on each flank; a composition associated with Mithraic lion symbolism.
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Fragment of a statue (Br. 0.50) in limestone found in the Rue Delafléchère in the 19th cent., where now the room has been excavated. Nyon, Musée archéologique et historique, Inv. No. 589. Fig. 359.Pelichet in Mél. Bosset 178 and fig. 13.Lion encircled by a serpent. On either flank of the animal there is a small triangle in which a schematic scorpion has been engraved.
The full article is reserved for our members.
Log in or create a free account to access the entire site.
