Monumentum
White marble statue of a torchbearer from the Castra Pretoria, Rome
White marble statue of a standing cross-legged torchbearer in Eastern attire with traces of red painting, found in the Castra Pretoria in 1882; head, arms, and feet are lost and the monument could not subsequently be traced.
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
White marble statue (H. 0.50), found in the Castra Pretoria in 1882. According to Cumont it is now in the Tabulario at Rome, where however it was not found back.BCM X, 1882, 241; MMM II 197 No. 12.Standing torchbearer in Eastern attire; cross-legged. Traces of redpainting. Head, arms and feet got lost.
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