The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Marble relief (H. 0.21 Br. 0.13–0.15). Found at Alcsút (distr. Fejér) near Bicske in 1862. Budapest, National Museum.Cumont in AErt 1893, 295; MMM II 322 No. 214 and fig. 188. See fig. 451.The arched relief is divided into three parts. In the centre Mithras as a bullkiller with the raven on the flying cloak. The dog, the serpent and the scorpion. Above Cautopates (l) the bust of Sol, above Cautes (r) the bust of Luna. Both torchbearers are cross-legged. Next to Luna a representation of Mithras' rockbirth. In the lower part are three scenes separated from each other by vertical rims:…
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