The New Mithraeum
29 May 2026
Arched relief in white marble (H. 0.19 Br. 0.20 D. 0.02). Formerly in the Coll. Mauros. Inv. No. L. 707.Hirschfeld in Sb. Ak. Wien 77, 1874, 402; MMM II 273 No. 126; Tocilescu, Mon. ep. sculpt., 83 No. 12 and design. See fig. 602.Mithras as a bullkiller in the usual attitude and dress. The serpent, the raven and the dog (partly lost). The torchbearers standing cross-legged; they stretch out one hand towards the bull. In the upper corners the busts of Sol (l) and of Luna (r). Between them a representation of Mithras' rockbirth. In the bottom border an inscription:
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