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Leontocephaline figure from Frankfurt

This lion-headed figure from Nida, present-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim, holds a key and a shovel in his hands.
  • Frontal view from Aion of Heddernheim

    Frontal view from Aion of Heddernheim
    Arachne

  • Leontocephaline figure from Nida, modern Frankfurt-Heddernheim.

    Leontocephaline figure from Nida, modern Frankfurt-Heddernheim.
    Arachne

 
The New Mithraeum
22 May 2021
Updated on Jan 2026
A lion-headed figure [Aion (?)], dressed only in a loincloth, holds a key in his left hand and a fire shovel in his right. A snake ascends from his right leg and coils around his abdomen, on whose chest is a face.

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