Monumentum
Bench mosaics of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Diana-Luna, Mercurius, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus and Mars are depicted in the mosaics on the benches of this mithraeuma.
Sketch of the figures on the Sette Sfere mosaic.
Paschetto
The New Mithraeum
18 Sep 2023
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1) A standing dressed Diana-Luna with crescent on her forehead (B). In her left she holds an arrow and in her right a fruit (apple?) (Becatti, Pl. VII, 2).
2) Standing, naked Mercurius, with a caduceus in his r.h. and a rabdos in his l.h. (C) (Becatti, Pl. VIII, 4).
3) Standing Jupiter, with naked breast, holding a thunderbolt in his r. hand and a sceptre in his l.h. (D). Head lost (Becatti, Pl. VIII, 1).
On the front of the r. bench:
4) Standing bearded Saturn us, whose head is covered by a velum (E) (Becatti, Pl. VIII, 2).
5) Standing Venus
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