Tauroctony lower corner from Sarmizegetusa

Fragments of a bluish marble relief (H. 0.165 Br. 0.18 D. 0.03).Studniczka, 214f No. 30; Kiraly, 48 No. 128 and Pl. XVII, 1; MMM II 294 No. 166 and fig. 149. See fig. 541.The l. bottom corner of a representation of Mithras as a bullkiller. The hindmost part of the bull, Mithras' r. leg and part of his tunic, the serpent and cross-legged Cautopates. The torchbearer holds the torch downwards with his r.h. and he rests his head (damaged) on his l.h.Underneath the scene and separated from it by an horizontal rim from l. to r.:1) Mithras riding the bull.2) Standing Mithras holding an indistinct…