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Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.

This painting depicts an Iranian knight holding in a chain a black naked figure with two heads.
  • Wall painting in the vestibule of the mithraeum depicting a demon hunter.

    Wall painting in the vestibule of the mithraeum depicting a demon hunter.
    Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archeology 

  • Mithra cavalier et son prisonnier bicéphale.

    Mithra cavalier et son prisonnier bicéphale.
    M. Puszkarski 

 
The New Mithraeum
28 Dec 2020
Updated on Mar 2022

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Le mur mitoyen entre le vestibule et la pièce principale du Mithraeum de Haouarte a conservé une partie de ses peintures de part et d'autre du chambranle de la porte. Il y avait symétrie, apparente malgré la pauvre conservation du personnage de droite. Celui de gauche, en revanche, est préservé jusqu'à la taille et la partie inférieure du tableau est pratiquement complète. On y voit un cavalier vêtu d'un riche costume iranien à galons brodés, debout au-devant de sa monture. Devant le cheval est posé un autel métallique portatif, autour duquel s'enroule un serpent. À l'autre

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