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Mithras rock-born of Septeuil

A serpent emerging from a umbilicus at the side of the stele coils over Mithras naked body.
Sculpture of Mithras emerging from the rock from Septeuil.

Sculpture of Mithras emerging from the rock from Septeuil.
Michael Fuller 

 
 
The New Mithraeum
27 May 2021
Updated on May 2023
 

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D'un côté le dieu, torse nu, émerge à mi-corps de la terre sur une stèle. Un serpent à crêtes, issu d'un ombilic creusé sur le côté droit de la stèle, s'enroule sur le personnage, dont la tête est martelée.

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