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Small relief of primitive Tauroctony at Museo Capitolino

Small marble relief from the Aventine showing a primitive representation of Mithras slaying the bull, without torchbearers or Sol and Luna.
 
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21 Jun 2026
Small marble relief (H. 0.20 Br. 0.25 D. 0.06). Museo Capitolino, Inv. No. 1198.Primitive representation of Mithras, slaying the bull. No torchbearers, no Sol and Luna. The raven perched on Mithras’ flying cloak; the dog and the serpent with their heads near the wound; the scorpion on the usual place.

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