Tauroctony relief from Călan

TNMM 2431 ↔ CIMRM 2026

White marble relief (H. 0.42 Br. 0.33 D. 0.09) broken in five fragments. Found in 1900 at Dupljane = Călan (district Hunedoara) in the grounds of Jovan Nicolić. Negotin, "in der Kanzlei des Bezirksvorstandes".

JOAI IV, 1901 (Beibl.) 75f and fig. 6; LeRoy Campbell in Berytus XI, 1954, 50 No. 271. See fig. 530.

In an arched grotto Mithras kills the bull. The scorpion, the dog and the serpent. Underneath this representation there are some more indistinct scenes. From l. to r.:

1) Sitting bearded god (Saturnus) in velum and mantle, but with uncovered breast. He raises up his r.h. and holds an object in his other hand.

2) Mithras' rockbirth with standing Cautes (l) and Cautopates (r). The god holds a torch and a knife in his upraised hands.

3) Lion to the r.