The New Mithraeum
22 Oct 2023
Updated on Jun 2026
Relief in sandstone (H. 0.60 Br. 0.92 D. 0.16) in the small niche.
Welkovin BIAB VIII, 1934, figs. 71-72; Kazarowin Germania 1935, Pl. 2, 1. See fig. 627.
Mithras as a bullkiller in a vaulted grotto. The raven is perched on the grotto’s border, the serpent creeps over the ground and the dog leaps up against the bull. No scorpion. Outside the niche Cautes (r) and Cautopates (l) cross-legged. In the upper corners the busts of Sol (l) and of Luna (r) with a crescent behind her shoulders.
Welkovin BIAB VIII, 1934, figs. 71-72; Kazarowin Germania 1935, Pl. 2, 1. See fig. 627.
Mithras as a bullkiller in a vaulted grotto. The raven is perched on the grotto’s border, the serpent creeps over the ground and the dog leaps up against the bull. No scorpion. Outside the niche Cautes (r) and Cautopates (l) cross-legged. In the upper corners the busts of Sol (l) and of Luna (r) with a crescent behind her shoulders.
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