Relief. Mithra the sun god. 29 x 26 cm.

Description

Reproduction of a relief realized in reconstituted marble (marble dust agglutinated with cronolita). With patina of aging to give the piece an antique look.

Measurements: Height: 29 cm. Width: 26 cm. Depth: 2.5 cm.

Mithra is a god of Persian and Indian antiquity. Mithra was the god of the sun, of Persian origin that became part of the Roman Empire. Various sculptures of him are preserved, mostly of the third century. He is depicted as a young man, who wearing a Phrygian cap.

Original piece: Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg (Germany)

Found in: Ladenburg (Germany) in 1965

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