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Mithraic vessel from Ballplatz
The Mithraic vessel of Ballplatz, Mainz, shows the seven grades with some attributes.
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31 Dec 2020
Updated 16 Jan 2022
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Szabó Csaba on Roman Religion
General view.
Szabó Csaba on Roman Religion
General view.
Szabó Csaba on Roman Religion
General view.
Szabó Csaba on Roman Religion
General view.
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General view.
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One of the most outstanding discoveries related to the religious experience within a mithraeum was discovered in Ballplatz, Mainz. First published in 1994 by Günter Horn, the importance of the find was highlighted only a year later by R. Merkelbach, doyen of the Mithraic studies at that time. The vessel and the context was published in details by I. Huld-Zetsche in 2008 in a monograph.
The importance of the find lies in the reliefs of the vessel, representing seven figures, symbols of the initiation grades.
The importance of the find lies in the reliefs of the vessel, representing seven figures, symbols of the initiation grades.
Data
- Location
Mogontiacum, Germania superior (Gallia) Mithräum von Ballplatz, Mainz (Germany) - Current location
Archäologische Denkmalpflege [FM 83-101] Mainz (Germany) - Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 40 W. 27 cm
- Dating 120-150
- Discovery date 1976
- Material Clay
- TNM inrcde001030
Related
- Mithraeum Mithräum von Ballplatz