Monumentum
Altar with Mithras rock-birth of Nida
The Mithraic stele from Nida depicts the Mithras Petrogenesis and the gods Cautes, Cautopates, Heaven and Ocean.
Front view of Petrogenesis altar of Nida
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
Right side of Petrogenesis altar of Nida
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
Right side of Petrogenesis altar of Nida
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
Eagle on the right side of the altar of Nida
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
The New Mithraeum
13 Jan 2022
Updated on 29 Jan 2022
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The stele is decorated on three sides with reliefs; the back is partially rough. The reliefs are divided into two parts by a horizontal rim.
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The front has the form of an aedicola. In a niche with two Corinthian columns is the representation of Mithras' rockbirth. In his upraised hands a torch (l.h.) and a knife (r.h.); no Phrygian cap. The pediment has on its cornice an inscription, which is continued on the horizontal rim and on the pedestal. In the pediment a leaf ornament.L.H. 0.025-0.03.
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