CIMRM 243 - Mosaics of Cautes and Cautopates. Sette Sfere. Ostia, Italy.
Cautes. Left bench, facing the entrance. By Michael Fuller.
Cautopates. Right bench, facing the entrance. By Michael Fuller.
CIMRM entry
243.
On the fronts of the benches, facing the entrance, two other representations in mosaic:
1) Standing Cautopates in Eastern attire, who points down the burning torch with both hands. Not cross-legged. Left bench.
2) Standing Cautes, cross-legged, dressed in a short tunica only. In the outstretched r.h. he holds a burning torch, on the other hand a cock. Right bench.
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