Altar for Mithras

3D Model

Collection: Roman Archeology Dept.

Inv.-No.: CAR-S-213

Material: Sand-lime stone

Dimensions: 26,3 × 15 × 10,5 cm

Dating: 3rd century AD

Small, roughly executed three-sided altar. The form of the upper termination is no longer discernible. A sacrificial depression is hollowed into the top. On the front of the shaft, a poorly legible inscription appears in very irregular lettering: Mitre (!) / C(aius) Rio[- - -] / +im[- - -] / ci+[- - -] / 5 A+ F(?) Gaius Rio? or Ripanius? dedicated this altar to Mithras in fulfillment of duty.

This object was digitized through the ‘Kulturerbe digital’ program of the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sport.