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Votive plaque from Ballıhisar

This votive silver plaque depicting Mithras was found at the site of Pessinus, Ballıhisar, in Turkey.
  • Silver votive plaque Mithras

    Silver votive plaque Mithras
    The Trustees of the British Museum 

  • Silver votive plaque Mithras (detail)

    Silver votive plaque Mithras (detail)
    Association for Roman Archaeology 

 
The New Mithraeum
1 May 2024
Updated on May 2024

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Silver votive plaque with a figure of the god Mithras, 26 cm high, from the 2nd or 3rd century AD. It was found in Pessinus, Ballıhisar, Turkey, and purchased by the British Museum in 1899.