Monumentum
Mithras on a horse
This small bronze statuette of Mithras riding a horse is composed of two pieces.
Statuette of Mithras on Horseback, 1st–2nd century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection
Statuette of Mithras on Horseback, 1st–2nd century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection
Statuette of Mithras on Horseback, 1st–2nd century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection
The New Mithraeum
30 Nov 2022
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Provenance: Royal Athena Galleries (New York) sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1971.Oikonomides, Al. N. Mithraic Art. Chicago: 1975, pp. 85-91; figs. 30-32. Duchesne-Guillemin, Marcelle. 'Une statuette equestre de Mithra,' Etudes Mithraiques: Actes du 2e Congres International, Teheran, 1-8 Septembre 1975. Acta Iranica IV, pp. 201-204. Leiden: Brill, 1978, pl. XIII.