The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Marble relief (H. 0.13 Br. 0.10 D. 0.01), found at Kadine-Most (distr. Küstendil). Sofia, National Museum.Ivanow in BSAB 1910, 191 fig. 79; Kazarow in BSAB 1911, 60f No. 12; LeRoy Campbell in Berytus XI 1954, 51 No. 521. See fig. 622.The round relief is divided into two parts by a horizontal rim. In the upper part of the relief there is the usual representation of Mithras as a bullkiller. Only the dog and the serpent are clearly visible. On either side a cross-legged torchbearer. Cautes (r) holds also a pedum. Above the main scene are the busts of Sol (l) and of Luna (r) and between them is…
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