Tauroctony relief from Bessapara

Marble relief (H. 0.30 Br. 0.60) the upper part of which is broken off. Its provenance is Elli Dere (Wétran-Dol) near Tatar-Basardjik. Sofia, National Museum.Dumont-Homolle, Mél. Arch., 325 No. 11; Dobrusky in Sbornik XI, 1894, 31 No. 4; MMM II 271 and 488 No. 122 and fig. 421; Saxl, fig. 94; LeRoy Campbell in Berytus XI, 1954, 51 No. 432. See fig. 647.In the centre of the relief and in a rectangular border is the representation of Mithras as a bullkiller. The serpent, the scorpion and the dog(?). The raven as well as Mithras' flying cloak are lost.On the l. of this scene: Mithras puts his l.h…