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Monumentum

Aion of Florence

The sculpture of Aion from Florence, Italy, has the usual serpent, coiled six times on its body, whose head rests on that of the god of eternal time.
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The New Mithraeum
18 Aug 2021
Updated on May 2026

TNMM 330 ↔ CIMRM 665

White marble relief (H. 1.15 Br. 0.35). Galleria degli Uffizi.

On a restored base a standing Aion with lion’s head. His body is entwined by six windings of a serpent, which lays its head on that of the god. He has two wings attached to his hips and originally there were two more attached to his shoulders. In the r.h. he holds a key one tooth of which is still visible; in the other hand a sceptre, which partly has been broken off. Beside his r. leg one perceives a winding thunderbolt, ending in a human head.

References

Dütschke, III 180f No. 367; Müller-Wieseler, Denkm., I, 967; MMM II 258f No. 101 and fig. 96; MM, Pl. II, 4; Hübner in JVA LVIII, 1876, Taf. VIII; Cook, Zeus, II (2), 1053 fig. 910. See fig. 188 by courtesy of the sopraintendenza alle Gallerie-Firenze.

Comments

Ron Myers
I was wondering if any mithraea have been found in Florence. Thanks.
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