Art, Symbol & Imagination
Mithras, the Nimbus-Crowned Figure: Rock Relief
A standing figure with a radiating crown holds a bundle of narrow rods before the body. A flower-like form lies beneath the feet, while part of another figure appears beside the rough stone surface. The source caption identifies the nimbus-crowned figure as Mithras. Olcott reproduces the relief in Sun Lore of All Ages, with courtesy credit to Professor A. V. W. Jackson and the Macmillan Company.
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Maker and photographer unidentified; courtesy Professor A. V. W. Jackson and The Macmillan Co.. "Mithras, the Nimbus-Crowned Figure: Rock Relief" [editorial title]. In Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship, William Tyler Olcott. 1914 edition, 1914, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Source scan leaf 77. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0076
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- Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship
- A winged Assyrian figure
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Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its WorshipWilliam Tyler Olcott1914More from this book
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Maker and photographer unidentified; courtesy Professor A. V. W. Jackson and The Macmillan Co. Mithras, the Nimbus-Crowned Figure: Rock Relief. Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship. Scan leaf 77. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0076