Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

The New Mithraeum

21 May 2021

Updated on Dec 2025

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[A] phallos was found [at the Mithraeum of Tiddis], represented on a piece of rock in the form of parallelepiped (H. 0.49). But this phallos has been represented in such way, that it bears a great resemblance to a cock: ’il est en effet dressé sur pattes munies d’ergots’. Besides, a bull’s head has been found above which an infula, hewn out in stone (H. 0.77 Br. 0.51 D. 0.46).

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Second phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.

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Second phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.