Mithraic monuments of Ruše
Tauroctony from Ruše
This relief of Mithras tauroctonus and other finds were discovered in 1845 in Ruše, where a Mithraeum probably existed.
CIMRM 1447
Tauroctony relief with long-necked bull from Ruše
Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, depicting Mithras killing the bull in a grotto, notable for the unusually elongated neck of the bull; dog and serpent approach the wound, and the raven perches above.
CIMRM 1449
Weathered tauroctony relief from Ruše
Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, badly weathered, depicting the bull-slaying in a grotto-like niche with cross-legged torchbearers on bases.
CIMRM 1450
Tauroctony relief with pensive Cautopates from Ruše
Marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, showing a grotto scene in which Cautopates holds the torch downward against the rocky ground and supports his head with his left hand in a pensive attitude; the upper left corner preserves a bust of Sol.
CIMRM 1451
Tauroctony relief with uplifted torches from Ruše
Weathered marble tauroctony relief in two fragments from Ruše, Noricum, depicting the bull-slaying with only the dog visible, flanked by two torchbearers both holding their torches upraised; no Sol or Luna.
CIMRM 1452
Brothers attested in Ruše
Inscriptions from Ruše
Tauroctony from Ruše
References
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Tauroctony of Ruše in EDH
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Tauroctony of Ruše in EDCS
- Manfred Clauss (1992) Cultores Mithrae. Die Anhangerschaft Des Mithras-Kultes
