Monumentum
Tauroctony cloak fragment from Ratiaria
Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving only part of Mithras's flying cloak with the raven perched on it.
Tauroctony cloak fragment from RatiariaCIMRM
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
TNMM 2461 ↔ CIMRM 2226
Fragment of a marble relief (H. 0.31 Br. 0.36 D. 0.14) found at Artschar (Ratiaria). Sofia, National Museum.
Kazarow in BSAB II 1911, 58f No. 9 and fig. 9. See fig. 615.
Of the scene of Mithras as a bullkiller only part of the god's flying cloak is preserved. The raven is perched on it. The relief is arched and in the upper border are three representations:
1) Mithras taurophorus.
2) Mithras riding the bull holding on to the horns.
3) Mithras sitting on a rocky stone shooting his bow (water-miracle). Probably two altars are visible.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
