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Marble statue of Cautopates with owl from Rome

White marble statue of Cautopates with crossed legs, accompanied by an owl beside a tree trunk.

The New Mithraeum

13 May 2026

White marble statue (H. 0.25 Br. 0.11). See fig. 104. Standing Cautopates in the same attire and attitude. Next to his feet a trunk and r. an owl. The r. arm and head got lost.

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