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Pax Romana Art
The Mithraeum
A mithraeum · c. AD 200
740 kr876 kr
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- Printed in the USA. Printed, stretched, and shipped in the USA.
- Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
- Canvas, framed or not. Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars, or set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm gap around it.
- Hanging hardware included. Framed canvas arrives assembled, with the hanger attached.
- Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
Details & specs
Framed canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas
- 42 mm (1.65″) deep
- Arrives assembled and ready to hang: hanger attached, screws or nails included
Canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars
- Hanging hardware included
- Sizes: 18x12″ · 24x16″ · 36x24″
- Orientation: Horizontal
- Medium: Canvas
- Style: History painting
- Era: Timeless
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Made to order and printed and framed in the USA. Produced in 1–2 business days, delivered 2–5 business days after that — 3–7 business days door to door. Free US shipping, tracked.
Damaged, defective or the wrong item? Email a photo within 7 days of delivery and we send a free replacement or a full refund. Because every piece is made to order, change-of-mind returns are not accepted.
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The MithraeumFramed canvas · Black · 18x12″
740 kr
876 krSave 136 kr
A mithraeum · c. AD 200
Under a Painted Sky of Stars
The god Mithras had Persian roots, but the mystery cult that Romans practiced in his name seems to have taken shape in the Roman world itself, and scholars still debate how much it owed to Iran. Its members, all men, met in groups of a few dozen in a mithraeum: a narrow chamber, often underground, with raised benches along both sides and the cult image at the far end. The philosopher Porphyry says such a cave stood for the cosmos. More than a dozen mithraea have been found at Ostia alone, and others lie beneath churches in Rome.
Because the cult kept its secrets, most of what we know comes from archaeology and from Christian writers who opposed it. Jerome lists the seven grades: Raven, Bridegroom, Soldier, Lion, Persian, Runner of the Sun and Father. A late fourth-century writer known as Ambrosiaster describes initiates with their eyes bound and members who imitated birds and lions. Wall paintings in the mithraeum at Capua show a kneeling, blindfolded initiate with a guide standing behind him.
The piece
The painting follows the length of the chamber toward its glowing heart. The kneeling initiate is lit from above, the Father's hand on his head, the Raven dark and still beside him. The eye moves up past the altar lamps to the scene of Mithras and the bull, with the torchbearers on either side, a raven and a lion watching from their niches, and the stars on the vault overhead.
Materia · The materials
Canvas, framed or not.
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Wooden stretcher bars
The canvas is stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars.
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Floating frame
Black, natural wood or dark brown, with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas. 42 mm (1.65″) deep.
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Ready for the wall
Framed canvas arrives assembled, hanger attached, screws or nails included. Canvas comes with its hanging hardware.
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