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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.
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The New Mithraeum
31 Dec 2020
Updated on Aug 2026
A relief in red sandstone (H. 0.902 Br. 0.855 D. 0.09). All finds from this Mithraeum are at Dieburg, Kreismuseum, Marktplatz 1. Inv. No. 220/52.
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 short…

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