Tauroctony from Santo Stefano Rotondo

At the altar and in the space between the altar and the west podium were found the pieces of a remarkable polychrome of the tauroctony (n.inv. 205837). 0.905 m high, 1.48 m wide, the frame often 6 cm wide. Between the head of Mithras and the head of the moon is the mark of a strong blow with a blunt instrument, presumably at the time of the destruction of the Mithraeum. Part of a leg of the quadriga of Sol, and part of Sol’s face, is missing. The relief falls within the type 1 representation of Campbell.
At the top left is the quadriga driven by Sol, wearing the corona radiata…