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Tauroctony from the Mithraeum of Lucciana

The archeologists have found three fragments of the Tauroctony of Lucciana, which includes Cautes and Cautopates.
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The New Mithraeum
26 Dec 2020
Updated on May 2026
Fragments of the main votive relief found at the Mariana site, Lucciana, Corse, depicting the sacred Tauroctony.
À l’extrémité du couloir devait se dresser le bas-relief de marbre représentant Mithra, coiffé de son bonnet phrygien et sacrifiant un taureau. Trois fragments de ce bas-relief brisé ont été retrouvés à ce jour par les archéologues. Y figurent un chien et un serpent buvant le sang s’écoulant de la gorge entaillée de l’animal immolé, alors qu’un scorpion lui pince les testicules. Sur la droite, un personnage est représenté tenant une torche :…

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