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Monumentum

CIMRM 256

Marble statuette of Cautopates, according to Giornale d’Italia 28, 3, 1860 found together with the preceding Nos.
Cautopates from Ostia.

Cautopates from Ostia.
Arachne 

 
The New Mithraeum
21 Dec 2024
Updated on Dec 2023

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Attention: This entry may not have been reviewed and could contain incorrect data.Marble statuette (H. 0.57 Br. O. 22), according to Giornale d’Italia 28, 3, 1860 (quoted by Benndorf-Schöne, 359 No. 586) found together with the preceding Nos. Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 55 and PI. XXXVII, 2; Lateran Mus. No. 966. Cautopates dressed in short tunica and a cloak, which is draped over the l. arm. Not crossed-legged. On the head with long hair no Phrygian cap. With his r.h. he points a burning torch downwards. Beside his l. leg a piece of rock, tapering upwards (petra genetrix). Behind the other leg …

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