Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
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Standing youth (torchbearer or Mithras himself), dressed in a tunic with splendid vaults, leans against apiece of rock, on which a dolphin with upraised tail is represented. A wide cloak, draped over his l. arm, hangs down at the back. A small remnant proves, that he wore a Phrygian cap. On his feet he wears laced boots. Head, arms and r. calf are lost.
On the base an inscr. :
CIMRM 774Invicto sacrum C. Curius Avitus / Acci(o) Hedychro pa(tre).
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