The sculpture compositions – those of the Thracian votive plates, the hands of Sabazios, reliefs from the so-called Roman Mithraism and Danubian riders – use the same symbolic language; the compositions are thematically synonymous – the... more
The sculpture compositions – those of the Thracian votive plates, the hands of Sabazios, reliefs from the so-called Roman Mithraism and Danubian riders – use the same symbolic language; the compositions are thematically synonymous – the reflect the religious worship of and homage to the Sun in its three hypostases – Zagreus, Dionysus, Sabazios.