Monumentum
Limestone tauroctony relief from San Zeno di Romedio, near Trento
A limestone low-relief tauroctony fragment found in 1869 near the entrance of the valley of San Zeno di Romedio in the Trentino, now in the Museum at Trento, showing a primitive Mithras bullkiller with Cautes upraised, the bust of Luna and an inscription on the lower border.
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Fragment of a limestone low-relief, found at S. Zeno in 1869 near the entrance of the narrow valley of S. Romedio. Now in the Museum at Trento.In an arched niche a primitive representation of Mithras as a bullkiller. The dog, the serpent and the scorpion on the usual places. Before the bull stands Cautes with upraised torch, not cross-legged. Above him in the right upper corner the covered bust of Luna with a crescent behind her shoulders. The rest of the relief has got lost. On the lower border an inscription.
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