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Monuments including ‘fresco’

Monuments, mithraea and other objects related to Mithras, his cult and related subjects.

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MONUMENTUM
Fresco scene from Mitreo of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Fresco showing a scene of initiation into the mysteries of Mithras in the Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Italy
MONUMENTUM
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
The votive fresco from the Mithraeum Barberini displays several scenes from Mithras's myth.
Italy
MONUMENTUM
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Some scholars have speculated that the scrolls both figures hold in their hands represent Eastern doctrines brought to the Western world.
Syria
MONUMENTUM
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
The vault of the Mithraeum of S. Capua Vetere is ornamented with stars with holes in their centres, which used to contain colourful glass decorations.
Italy
MONUMENTUM
Fresco Tauroctony of Mitreo di Marino
The importance of the Mithraeum of Marino lies in its frescoes, the most significant of which is that of Mithras slaying the bull, surrounded by mythological scenes.
Italy

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