Monumentum
Aion of Memphis
This statue of the god lion-head was found in Memphis, Egypt.
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15 Aug 2021
Updated on 15 Jan 2022
Aion of Memphis
CIMRM
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Statue in limestone (H. 0.75). Inv. No. 7268.
Standing figure with lion's head; the upper part of his body is nude. Round the hips he wears a loincloth, tied up in front (Aion).
MMM II No. 285d and fig. 481; Strzygowsky, o.c., 14f; RRS III 138, 7 (fig. 35).
Standing figure with lion's head; the upper part of his body is nude. Round the hips he wears a loincloth, tied up in front (Aion).
MMM II No. 285d and fig. 481; Strzygowsky, o.c., 14f; RRS III 138, 7 (fig. 35).
Data
- Location
Mithraeum of Memphis (Kom Dafbaby), AegyptusMemphi (Egypt) - Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 75 W. D. cm
- Material Stone Limestone
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/323
- CIMRM 94
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