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Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Troesmis

Limestone tauroctony relief from Iglița, ancient Troesmis in Moesia Inferior, found in 1882, depicting the standard bull-slaying with serpent, scorpion, and a partial dog; the raven is lost.
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Relief in limestone (H. 0.60 Br. 0.57 D. 0.27) found at Iglița in 1882. Bucarest, National Museum.Tocilescu in RIAF I (2), 1883, 282 and Pl. 9a; MMM II 272 No. 124.Mithras as a bullkiller with serpent, scorpion and a small part of the dog. The raven got lost. Cautes (r) with upraised torch in his r.h. He seems to touch the throat of the bull with his l.h. In the r. upper corner the bust of Luna in crescent.

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