Monumentum
Second Cautes of Sidon holding an axe
In this case, a quiver has been attached to the tree-stump behind the torchbearer.
The New Mithraeum
4 Jul 2009
Updated on 15 Apr 2022
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Torchbearer (Cautes) in a long mantle and booted stands beside a tree-stump, to which a quiver has been attached with the aid of a strap. In his r.h. he holds the torch, in his l.h. an eight-shaped double-axe.
de Ridder, 66f No. 53 with PI. XXVII (see fig. 32).
de Ridder, 66f No. 53 with PI. XXVII (see fig. 32).