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Mithras carrying the bull from Dieburg

Red sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Dieburg showing Mithras in Oriental dress carrying the bull on his shoulders
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Relief in red sandstone (H. 0.435 Br. 0.29 D. 0.115), found in the sanctuary near the entrance.Nass., 26 No. 5 and Pl. IV, 2. See fig. 327.Mithras in Oriental dress carrying the bull on his shoulders with both arms around the forelegs. In front of the god a tree. Below an inscription (No. 1251).

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