CIMRM Supplement - Silver box and strainer. Walbrook Mithraeum, London, Britain.
See also: CIMRM 810-811 Tauroctony; 812 Cloaked figure; 813 Oceanus; 814 Mithraeum; 815 Mithras head; 816 Cautopates fragment; 817 Torso of deity; 818 Serapis head + 2 hands; 819 Circular plaque; 820 Minerva head; 821 Mercury statuette; 822-823 Dionysius, Silenus statue; 824 Sandstone bowl; 825 Inscription; 826 Inscription; Supp. Silver box + strainer; Pottery; Lead bull;
From: Museum of London:
"Roman silver box and strainer. It may have been associated with an initiation ceremony. This is one of the most mysterious finding from the temple of Mithras. It was found after the removal of a 19th century foundation cut into the north wall of the temple. Its purpose is uncertain and the symbolism of the figures of men and animals on the box is obscure."
Accession number: 21579
Link with Museum publication: Roman London (HMSO 1986), The temple of Mithras London (English Heritage 1998)
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