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Tauroctony relief from Lugoj collection

White marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, now in the Lugoj collection; the right lower corner is broken off and the scene depicts the standard bull-slaying.
 
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27 May 2026
Relief in white marble (H. 0.27 Br. 0.35 D. 0.025–0.033) of which the r. bottom corner is broken off. It was found some years before the excavation, but it certainly belongs to the same sanctuary. Coll. at Lugoj.Studniczka, 207 No. 3; Kiraly, 31 No. 94; MMM II 304 No. 181.Mithras as a bullkiller with the usual animals and with Cautes (r) and Cautopates (l). The busts of Sol (l) and of Luna (r) in the upper corners. In the base an inscription:

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