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Tauroctony relief from Sucidava

Marble tauroctony relief from the Roman camp at Sucidava, Dacia, found near tower C, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Marble relief (H. 0.275 Br. 0.212 D. 0.040) of which the l. bottom corner is lost. Found in the ruins next to tower C of the Roman Camp at Sucidava (Celei in dep. Romanați).D. Tudor in Dacia XI–XII, 1945–1947, 158 No. 8 and fig. 14. See fig. 595.The vaulted relief has the usual representation of Mithras as a bullkiller. The grotto's border was decorated with seven altars of which only three are preserved above the raven. The serpent and the dog, no scorpion; Cautes (r) holds the torch in his r.h. and he holds his l.h. (with an object?) against his breast. Cautopates (l) with the torch downwards;…

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