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Tauroctony relief from Dionysopolis

Sandstone tauroctony relief from Balcic, ancient Dionysopolis in Moesia Inferior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene; the attribution to Dionysopolis rather than another site is disputed.
 
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28 May 2026
Fragment of a relief in sandstone (H. 0.47–0.17 Br. 0.71–0.65 D. 0.09) according to the inventory of the Museum found at Balcic, Dionysopolis. It is not mentioned by O. Tafrali, La cité pontique de Dionysopolis, Paris 1927. Russu is of the opinion that it should have been found at Silistra (Durostorum) or in its neighbourhood. Formerly at Silistra in the coll. P. Papahagi, now Constanța, Muzeul Regional Museum, because he so kindly gave me the opportunity to study and to publish all the Mithraic monuments in the Museum.Russu in An Cluj II 1933–35, 213ff No. 3 and fig…

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