Monumentum
Two-sided relief of Dieburg
The relief of Dieburg shows Mithras riding a horse as main figure, surrounded by several scenes of the myth.
Back side of the relief of Dieburg.
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Front side of the relief of Dieburg.
Pierre-Selim Huard
Back side of the relief of Dieburg.
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Front side of the relief of Dieburg.
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The New Mithraeum
31 Dec 2020
Updated on Dec 2023
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A special bibliography about the reverse of the relief: Snijder in Mnemosyne 1927 40lff; Cumont in RHR CIV 1931 29ff; RHR CV 1932 102f; cf. Radet in REA 1932 123f; Rose in RHR CV 1932 98ff; Wüst in ARW 1935 219ff; Albizzati in Athenaeum 1937 193ff and fig.; Schoppa Pl. 89.
A. The front: The relief revolves on a pivot
The front is divided by horizontal and vertical rims into eleven panels. In its centre a representation of Mithras in a
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