Aion of Memphis — The New Mithraeum

The New Mithraeum

15 Aug 2021

Updated on May 2026

Statue in limestone (H. 0.75). Inv. No. 7268.
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).

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