The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Fragment of a large relief in sandstone (H. 0.87 Br. 1.55 D. 0.12–0.29), from Schwadorf. Vienna (Wien), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Inv. No. I, 277b.MMM II 331 No. 226 and fig. 204, who is of the opinion that it is from Carnuntum; LeRoy Campbell in Berytus XI, 1954, 45 No. 25. See fig. 420.Mithras as a bullkiller. Lost: the upper part of the god's body, of his r. leg and mantle are lost as well as the upper part of the bull's head and the end of its tail. The scorpion in the usual place; only parts of the serpent and the dog are preserved.
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