This curved Roman sword was used in Mithraic initiations, where it was placed about the neck of a candidate to give the illusion that it was pierced through. Found in the remains of a Mithraeum in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany [526×682]

This curved Roman sword was used in Mithraic initiations, where it was placed about the neck of a candidate to give the illusion that it was pierced through. Found in the remains of a Mithraeum in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany [526×682]

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