The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Circular marble relief (diam. 0.15). See fig. 362.Karnitsch, 249 No. 237 and Pl. XI.Mithras as a bullkiller with dog, serpent and scorpion. The god's head is lost. Cautes (r) and Cautopates (l) are cross-legged; behind the latter a lion is visible.In the lower part of the relief there are three scenes divided from each other by a vertical rim:1) Indistinct.2) Mithras and Sol at the repast.3) Mithras ascends Sol's car.Traces of red painting.
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