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Sandstone tauroctony relief from Petronell-Carnuntum

Sandstone relief of Mithras as bull-slayer, found at Petronell in 1932, with dog, serpent and scorpion, traces of polychromy preserved, now in the Museum Carnuntinum.
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The New Mithraeum
21 Dec 2024
Updated on Jan 2026
Relief in sandstone in several fragments (H. 0.65 Br. 0.98 D. 0.05), found in Petronell in 1932. Museum Carnuntinum.Unpublished.Mithras as a bullkiller with dog, serpent and scorpion. The bull’s tail ends in three corn-ears. The foremost part of the bull, the bust of Luna and part of Mithras’ flying cloak are lost. No torchbearers. In the l. upper corner the bust of Sol, the rays are indicated by painting.Other traces of painting: Mithras’ Phrygian cap and mantle: red; the ears: yellow; Mithras’ face: ochre; Sol’s hair: yellow; Sol’s dress: red; Mithras’ r. foot: blue; Mithras’ 1…

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