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Second tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf area, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of Mithras's body, the head, and parts of the bull are lost.

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28 May 2026

Fragment of a relief in sandstone (H. 0.45 Br. 0.78 D. 0.36). The exact find-spot is not known, but it probably comes from the same country as the preceding Nos. Vienna (Wien), Kunsthistorisches Museum. Inv. No. 1535.MMM II 331 No. 226bis. See fig. 421.Mithras as a bullkiller. Lost: the upper part of Mithras' body; the head, the end of the tail and the hindlegs of the bull; the head of the dog; the greater part of the scorpion. No traces of the serpent.

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