The New Mithraeum
3 Jun 2021
Updated on Jul 2026
At about a mile’s distance from the village of Mit-Rahine near Memphis a Mithraeum has been discovered, which itself has not yet been described. The finds have been transported to the Museum of Cairo.Marble relief (H. 0.92 Br. 0.69). Inv. No. 85747.
Mithras in ochreous tunic and red cloak as bull-killer. Snake creeping over the ground, dog near the wound; scorpion on the usual place. The background is rocky; in it on the left side the raven and in the middle above Mithras’ head a bust, coming out of the rock (Saturn). On either side of this main scene a column with capitals of foliage…
Mithras in ochreous tunic and red cloak as bull-killer. Snake creeping over the ground, dog near the wound; scorpion on the usual place. The background is rocky; in it on the left side the raven and in the middle above Mithras’ head a bust, coming out of the rock (Saturn). On either side of this main scene a column with capitals of foliage…
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