Monumentum
Prostrate figure fresco from Capua Vetere
Representation of a person lying prostrate on the ground between two other walking figures on the Mitreo of Santa Capua Vetere.
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The New Mithraeum
8 Nov 2023
Updated on Jun 2026
On the l. bench (S. side) from the entrance:
Minto, fig. 16; Leipoldt, fig. 45; CAH, Plates V 164. See fig. 60.
Between two persons walking up to him with outstretched hands, the myste lies prostrate on the ground. On his back coils (of a snake?) are visible.
Minto, fig. 16; Leipoldt, fig. 45; CAH, Plates V 164. See fig. 60.
Between two persons walking up to him with outstretched hands, the myste lies prostrate on the ground. On his back coils (of a snake?) are visible.
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