Monumentum
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Mithras Petrogenitus, born from the rock, from the Mithraeum of Carnuntum III.
Olivier-Antoine Reÿnès
31 Dec 2020
Mithras Petrogenitus of Carnuntum
Statue in sandstone (H. 0.85 Br. 0.53 D. 0.39), found near the Mithraeum of Carnuntum III.
On a rectangular base there is a cone-shaped base from which the youthful naked Mithras is born. In the uplifted hands he probably held the torch and the dagger. There is a hole in his left hand. His right hand is lost. Around the rock a serpent is coiled, the head of which is visible on the rear side of Mithras' Phrygian cap. The god has long wavy hair. In the background, a large tree.
On a rectangular base there is a cone-shaped base from which the youthful naked Mithras is born. In the uplifted hands he probably held the torch and the dagger. There is a hole in his left hand. His right hand is lost. Around the rock a serpent is coiled, the head of which is visible on the rear side of Mithras' Phrygian cap. The god has long wavy hair. In the background, a large tree.
Data
- Location Petronell-Carnuntum
- City Petronell
- Country Austria
- Current city Bad Deutsch Altenburg
- Current country Austria
- Type
- Description tags
- Dimensions H. 850 W. 530 D. 390 cm
- Discovered date 1894
- Material Sandstone
- CIMRM 1687
- TNM mpscat001032
Related
- Monumentum Mitreo III de Carnuntum