The New Mithraeum
18 Sept 2023
Updated on May 2026
On the fronts of the benches, facing the entrance, two other representations in mosaic:
1) Standing Cautopates in Eastern attire, who points down the burning torch with both hands. Not cross-legged. Left bench.
2) Standing Cautes, cross-legged, dressed in a short tunica only. In the outstretched r.h. he holds a burning torch, on the other hand a cock. Right bench.
1) Standing Cautopates in Eastern attire, who points down the burning torch with both hands. Not cross-legged. Left bench.
2) Standing Cautes, cross-legged, dressed in a short tunica only. In the outstretched r.h. he holds a burning torch, on the other hand a cock. Right bench.
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