Monumentum
Tauroctony of York
This stone in basso relief of Mithras killing the bull was found 10 foot underground in Micklegate York in 1747.
MITHRAS sacrificing at the vernal equinox
Yorkshire Museum
MITHRAS sacrificing at the vernal equinox
British Library
The New Mithraeum
12 May 2021
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Relief in white limestone (dolomite) (H. 0.68 Br. 0.60 D. 0.10). Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Found in York 'in digging the foundation of a large house in Mickelgate' (Browning) in 1747.
A weathered representation of Mithras tauroctone in the usual attitude and attire. No animals. On either side a torchbearer. Next to Mithras' head the bust of Sol (l) in radiate crown, and of Luna (r) in crescent.
A weathered representation of Mithras tauroctone in the usual attitude and attire. No animals. On either side a torchbearer. Next to Mithras' head the bust of Sol (l) in radiate crown, and of Luna (r) in crescent.