Monumentum
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
This relief is so well-known that it has been reproduced in nearly every handbook of archaeology and of history of religions.
The New Mithraeum
7 May 2010
Updated on 5 Nov 2022
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Relief in sandstone (H. 1.80 Br. 1.76 D. 0.22). Inv. No. 239.
The relief is sculpted on two sides and it is revolving because it has a pivot at the top and a socket at the bottom.
The relief is sculpted on two sides and it is revolving because it has a pivot at the top and a socket at the bottom.