Monumentum
Cultic mithraic vase of Zeughausstraße
The Mithraic vase from Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium in Germany includes Sol-Mithras between Cautes and Cautopates, as well as a serpent, a lion and seven stars.
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12 Jan 2022
Updated on 15 Jan 2022
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This brownish vase, covered with a light ochre, was discovered in a fraqmentary state during the excavations undertaken in 1958 at 2/2a Zeughausstraße, in the northern suburbs of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, beyond the city wall. It features two curved ansae and terminates in a lip that extends into the interior with a flat rim pierced by seven holes. One of the ansae is surmounted by the figure of a reclining lion with a bushy mane.
Data
- Location
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Germania inferior (Gallia) Zeughausstraße, Cologne (Germany) - Current location
Römisch-Germanisches Museum [58, 229] Köln (Germany) - Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 26.8 W. 21 D. cm
- Dating 2nd century
- Discovery date 1958
- Material Clay
- Canonical URI
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