Monumentum
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
One of the reliefs of the Dura Europos tauroctonies includes several characters with their respective names.
The New Mithraeum
23 Jul 2009
Updated on 29 Oct 2022
First tauroctony from Dura Europos
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First tauroctony from Dura Europos
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First tauroctony from Dura Europos
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Behind the main altar is a small relief (H. 0.42 Br. 0.57 D. 0.10) in white gypsum (see fig. 12, 4 and fig. 14).
The bas-relief shows the usual tauroctone scene of Mithras, who wears Persian clothing (Phrygian cap, flying cloak, tunic, trousers). A dagger sheath is visible at the juncture of the upper garment and the rear guarter of the bull. With his right arm Mithras reaches around the animal's neck and thrusts in the dagger from the front (dagger not visible).
The bas-relief shows the usual tauroctone scene of Mithras, who wears Persian clothing (Phrygian cap, flying cloak, tunic, trousers). A dagger sheath is visible at the juncture of the upper garment and the rear guarter of the bull. With his right arm Mithras reaches around the animal's neck and thrusts in the dagger from the front (dagger not visible).