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Tauroctony small fragment from unknown provenance

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from an unknown provenance, preserving part of Mithras's body, his right arm and dagger, and his left arm grasping the bull by the nostrils.
Tauroctony small fragment from unknown provenance
Tauroctony small fragment from unknown provenanceCIMRM
 
The New Mithraeum
29 May 2026

TNMM 2570 ↔ CIMRM 2200

Fragment of a marble relief (H. 0.10 Br. 0.21 D. 0.03). Provenance unknown. Cluj, Museum. Inv. IV, 2669. Unpublished. See fig. 606.

Small part of Mithras as a bullkiller. Part of Mithras' body, his r. arm and dagger; his l. arm and hand which grasps the bull by the nostrils. Small part of the head of the dog. Cautes with upraised r.h. and a pedum in his l.h. Head, torch and legs are lost.

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