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Monumentum

Small finds including tuff altars and marble Silen

A group of small finds from an Ostia Mithraeum, including three tuff altars, two trapezophores, a column fragment, lamps, vases, and a marble Silen.
 
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026

TNMM 917 ↔ CIMRM 237

a) Three small altars of tuff. Two of them were probably incorporated in the corners of the side-benches.

b) Two small trapezophores with rosettes (H. 0.38).

c) Fragment of a small column; some lamps and three small vases.

d) Marble Silen (H. 0.20).

References

Related monuments

Mitreo Aldobrandini

The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.

Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini

This plaque, now on display in the British Museum, may have come from the Aldobrandini Mithraeum in Ostia.

Inscription of Mitreo Aldobrandini by Sextus

This inscription found in the Mithraeum Aldobrandini informs us of certain restorations carried out in the temple during a second phase of development.

Relief of Silvanus

This 3rd century marble relief of Silvanus is the only sculpture found in Mitreo Aldobrandini.

 
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