Temple-front tauroctony from Tavalicavo

Marble relief (H. 0.97 Br. 0.95 D. 0.08–0.09), found near the village of Tavalicavo (distr. Küstendil). Küstendil, Museum.Kazarow in BSAB 1911, 48ff No. 1 and fig. 1; Saxl, fig. 96. See fig. 620.The relief has the shape of a temple-front with two columns and a pediment. The capitals of the columns are decorated with fruit and leaves. In the centre is the representation of Mithras as a bullkiller; the heads of the god and of the bull are badly damaged. The dog, the serpent and the scorpion. The torchbearers are standing cross-legged and wear boots. Each holds a pedum against his l…