Monumentum
Fragmented Mercury from Aquincum
Fragments of this limestone statue include the head and torso of Mercury, holding the caduceus in his left hand.
The New Mithraeum
26 Oct 2023
Updated on May 2026
TNMM 703 ↔ CIMRM 1755
Two fragments of a statue in limestone (H. 0.24) which probably stood in room A upon base γ.
Torso and head of Mercury. He has a cap with two wings and he wears a dress which is fastened on his shoulders but does not cover the lower part of his body. In his l.h. he holds a caduceus, the upper part of which is broken off.
References
Kuzsinsky in BpR 1889,70; Aquincum, 93 No. 23; MMM II fig. 186; Ferri, Arte Danubio, fig. 193.
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
