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Monumentum

Female statue from the Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres

Fragmentary marble statue of a woman from the Mithraeum delle Sette Porte.
 
The New Mithraeum
26 Jan 2026
Updated on May 2026

TNMM 942 ↔ CIMRM 293

Marble statue (H. 0.80).

Standing woman in himation. Between her feet is a hole for a waterpipe. Head, both arms and r. foot got lost. Becatti is not certain if it belongs to the inventory of the Mithraeum. It may be a water-Nymph.

References

Becatti, 99 and PI. XXXVII, 1.

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Mitreo delle Sette Porte

The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.

 
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