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Limestone torchbearer statuette from Memphis

Limestone statuette of a standing torchbearer, torch and right arm lost, from the Mithraeum near Memphis, Egypt.
 
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Updated on May 2026
Statuette in limestone (H. 0.50). MMM II No. 285g and fig. 483; RRS III 140, 6.On a base a standing torchbearer not cross-legged. The torch in his l.h. which he presses against his body, has got lost as well as the r. arm and head.

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