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Lower half of a limestone relief from outise the Temple of Mithras.

The figure holds a lighted torch pointed downwards, a symbol of darkness and death. Originally it would have stood within the temple, with its companion figure, Cautes, who hold an upright torch symbolising light and life.
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Author Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Following Hadrian at https://flickr.com/photos/41523983@N08/17461438596. It was reviewed on 27 December 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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