Monumentum
Aion of Memphis
This statue of the god lion-head was found in Memphis, Egypt.
The New Mithraeum
15 Aug 2021
Updated on Jan 2022
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Standing figure with lion's head; the upper part of his body is nude. Round the hips he wears a loincloth, tied up in front (Aion).
MMM II No. 285d and fig. 481; Strzygowsky, o.c., 14f; RRS III 138, 7 (fig. 35).