Monumentum
Aion of Hedderneheim
The lion-headed statue of Hedderneheim is a reconstruction from fragments of two different sculptures.
Restauration of the Aion from Hedderneheim
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Restauration of the Aion from Hedderneheim
Arachne
Preserved fragment of the Aion from Hedderneheim
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This statuette was reconstructed from two fragments previously not identified as related: a so-called Aion linv. α 9222) and a so-called Vulcan (inv. X 16185). The association was made on the basis of similarities in style, technique, craftsmanship and material, and in the dimensions of the cross-sections of the torso. However, the two fragments do not join and the restored figure seems slightly disproportionate.
Fragment 1, found 'in a bath and put on sale in Bonn in 1823, consists of a human torso and the head of a lion.
Fragment 1, found 'in a bath and put on sale in Bonn in 1823, consists of a human torso and the head of a lion.
Data
- Location
Mithraea of Heddernheim, Nida, Germania superior (Gallia) Frankfurt-Heddernheim (Germany) - Current location
Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt [α 9222 - X 16185] Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 245 W. D. cm
- Material Stone
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/238
- CIMRM 1138
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- Monumentum Tauroctony from the Mithraeum III of Nida
- Monumentum Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim