Monumentum
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
The sculpture includes a serpent climbing the rock from which Mithras is born.
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Base with statue in white marble (H. 0.97 Br. 0.46 D. 0.31), found near 4. Inv. No. XXXXVI.
Gurlitt in JOAI 1899, 92 and 95 No. 4 with fig.; MCC, 92 with fig.; Abramic, 166 No. 299 and fig. 117; All 1,136 No. 293. See fig. 379.
Youthful, naked Mithras being born from the rock around which a serpent is coiling. The head of the god is lacking as well as the greater part of the dagger(r) and of the torch (l) he holds in his upraised hands.
Gurlitt in JOAI 1899, 92 and 95 No. 4 with fig.; MCC, 92 with fig.; Abramic, 166 No. 299 and fig. 117; All 1,136 No. 293. See fig. 379.
Youthful, naked Mithras being born from the rock around which a serpent is coiling. The head of the god is lacking as well as the greater part of the dagger(r) and of the torch (l) he holds in his upraised hands.
Data
- Location Spodnja Hajdina
- CityPtuj
- Country Slovenia
- Current location Regional Museum of Ptuj
- Current city Ptuj
- Current country Slovenia
- Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 97 W. 42 D. 31 cm
- Material Marble
- CIMRM 1492
- TNM mpscsi000203
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