Monumentum
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
This intaglio depicting Mithras killing the bull is preserved at the Bibliothèque national de France.
The New Mithraeum
23 May 2021
Updated on Nov 2022
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Behind the bull stands a priest, or Phosphoros, dressed like the god, except for the cloak, holding two overturned torches. A scorpion and a snake crawl under the victim. Above Mithras, a radiated bust of the sun, the crescent moon and a moon and a raven.
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