Monumentum

Cautopates of Sidon

Cautopates sculpture of Sidon features a snake near his left leg.

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4 Jul 2009

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Cautopates in Eastern attire, holds in his hands the torch. Behind his left leg a snake.

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The Mithraeum of Sidon escaped destruction because the followers of Mithras walled off the entrance to the underground sanctuary.

Sculpture of a Tauroctony from Sidon, currently Lybia.

The relief of the Sidon Tauroctony includes the signs of the zodiac and the four seasons, among other common elements.

Edmon Durighello, a journalist, discovered this Aion marble in 1887.

Sculpture depicting Mithras carrying a young bull on his shoulders.

The Sidon sculpture includes a dog jumping between Cautes's legs.

The Cautes of Sidon who wields an axe also wears a piece of cloth on his left arm.

In this case, a quiver has been attached to the tree-stump behind the torchbearer.

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