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Monumentum

Bull head and hoof from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the left part of the head and a hoof and forefoot of the bull — probably from a Mithras-riding-the-bull scene.

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27 May 2026

Fragment of a bluish marble relief (H. 0.12 Br. 0.14 D. 0.03).Kiraly, 58 No. 140.The l. part of the head, a hoof and the r. forefoot of a bull (Mithras riding the bull).

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