Monumentum
Ceremonial sword of Riegel
The Mithraic sword found in the Riegel Mithraeum may have been used as a prop during rituals.
Ceremonial sword from RiegenBadisches Landesmuseum via Tertullian.org
The New Mithraeum
15 Jan 2022
TNMM 395
In the vestibule of the Riegel Mithraeum, an interesting collection of cultic ceramics was found, as well as a sword whose particular shape suggests that it was used during ceremonies: the blade was curved in a semi-circle in the middle of its length; when a man's neck was passed through this curve, the sword could give the impression of piercing the throat.
