Monumentum
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
The altar of Ptuj depicts Mithras and Sol on the front and the water miracle on the right side.
Frontal and left side of Ptuj altar
Ptuj Regional Museum
Frontal view of Ptuj altar
CIMRM
Lateral view of Ptuj altar
CIMRM
Lateral view of Ptuj altar
CIMRM
The New Mithraeum
16 May 2021
Updated on Sep 2023
The full article is reserved for our members.
Log in or create a free account to access the entire site.
On the front standing Mithras in Oriental dress offers to Sol over a burning altar the dagger to which small pieces of meat are speared. Above the meat the raven is flying in order to have a peck at it. In his l.h. Mithras held a large and long object and on the floor before his feet there is a club-shaped object, probably a piece of meat. Sol wears a long shoulder-cape and his head is surrounded by a crown with six rays.
On the side of the altar Mithras is shooting water from a rock before which a person kneels with outstretched hands.
…