Petrogeny from Sibiu

White marble statue (H. 1.54) from Transsylvania. Sibiu (= Hermannstadt = Nagy Szeben). Inv. No. 7275.de Hammer, Mithriaca, 103 No. LV and Pl. XI, 3; Köppen, Nachricht, 20 No. XIX, 2; Neugebaur, Dac., 264 No. 33; Maionica, Felsgeburt, No. V; MMM II 319f No. 209 and fig. 182; RRS III 141, 4; Ferri, Arte Danubio, 186 and fig. 198; Horedt in Mitteilungen aus dem Brukenthalischen Museum IX–X, 1940, Pl.; see fig. 599.Naked Mithras in Phrygian cap being born from the rock, which is encircled by a snake. Its head is visible under the r. leg of the god. Mithras is visible from the knees. His r. arm is broken off…