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Tauroctony fragment from Botoșești-Paia

Fragment of a tauroctony relief from Botoșești-Paia near Craiova, Dacia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.
Tauroctony fragment from Botoșești-Paia

Tauroctony fragment from Botoșești-Paia
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The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026

TNMM 2433 ↔ CIMRM 2155

Fragment of a relief (H. 0.30 Br. 0.32), found in Botoșești-Paia (distr. Craiova). Turnu Severin, "Portile di Fier."

Bărcăcilă, Drubeta, 32 Pl. XVI fig. 33; Tudor, Oltenia, 417 No. 274. See fig. 586. The Director L. Roșu kindly sent to me information and a photograph.

Mithras as a bullkiller. Only the foremost part of the bull, Mithras' knee, part of the serpent are preserved. The dog above which only the feet of the r. torchbearer. In the bottom border an inscription:

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