Monumentum
Leontocéfalo del Mitreo Fagan
The marble Aion from the lost Mithraeum Fagan, Ostia, now presides the entrance to the Vatican Library.
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Leontocéfalo del Mitreo Fagan
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Andreu Abuín
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White marble statue (H. 1.65 Br. 0.47), found in the Mithraeum Fagan, now beside the entrance of the Biblioteca Vaticana.
Standing naked figure with lion's head and wide open mouth. Behind his shoulders he has two small wings and two more on his hips. These wings have been placed in opposite directions and carry the symbols of the four seasons. They are decorated with a dove and a swan (top right), ears (top left), a buch of grapes (bottom left), two palms and a reed (bottom right).
Standing naked figure with lion's head and wide open mouth. Behind his shoulders he has two small wings and two more on his hips. These wings have been placed in opposite directions and carry the symbols of the four seasons. They are decorated with a dove and a swan (top right), ears (top left), a buch of grapes (bottom left), two palms and a reed (bottom right).
Data
- Location Mithraeum Fagan
- City Ostia
- Country Italy
- Current location Musei Vaticani
- Current city Vatican
- Current country Vatican
- Type
- Tags
- Dimensions H. 165 W. 47 cm
- Dating 101s
- Discovery date 1800
- Material Marble (white)
- MMM 81
- CIMRM 312
- TNM lcscit000132
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