The New Mithraeum
27 May 2026
Two fragments of a relief in sandstone (H. 0.183–0.225 Br. 0.622 D. 0.034).Studniczka, 210 No. 19; Kiraly, 41 No. 113 and Pl. XII, 4; MMM II 287 No. 153 and fig. 136; LeRoy Campbell in Berytus XI, 1954, 46 No. 88. See fig. 552.The lower part of the representation of Mithras as a bullkiller: the r. foot of the god; the bull's body without the head; the dog and the serpent; no scorpion is visible. Behind Cautopates (l) the head and the forefeet of a bull (Mithras taurophorus), behind Cautes (r) a krater with crescent-shaped handles. Above it a lion's head. The torchbearers are cross-legged…
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