Monumentum
CIMRM 1701
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.
Mitrhas killing the bull from Petronell.
Ortolf Harl 2012
Mitrhas killing the bull from Petronell.
Niki Gail
CIMRM 1701
Vermaseren's Corpus
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Unpublished.Mithras as a bullkiller with dog, serpent and scorpion.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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