This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience.
Find out more on how we use cookies in our privacy policy.

 
Monumentum

Tauroctony relief with double-belted bull from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the central scene with the leaping dog, serpent, and scorpion; the bull's body is encircled by two girdles.
Tauroctony relief with double-belted bull from Mithraeum II, PtujCIMRM
 
The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
Fragment of a marble relief (H. 0.28 Br. 0.19 D. 0.055). Inv. No. 176.Unpublished. See fig. 387.Central part of a representation of Mithras tauroktonos. Mithras' head, his cloak and r. leg are missing. Foremost part of the leaping dog; the serpent near the wound; the scorpion.The bull's body is encircled by two girdles; the greater part of its head and of its hind part are lost.

The full article is reserved for our members.

Log in or create a free account to access the entire site.

Back to Top