Tauroctony relief from Crikvine

TNMM 591 ↔ CIMRM 1871

Relief in limestone (H. 0.46 Br. 0.73 D. 0.14) found at Crikvine near Klisa in the surroundings of Salona. The monument was found in 1908 'nel selciato tra una chiesetta del V-VI sec. (Crkva si Elye = S. Elia) e un altra costruzione coll'apside orientata verso Ouest (Mitreo ?)' (Gabricevic in a letter). Split, Archaeological Museum. Inv. No. 412D.

Mithras as a bullkiller with the raven perched on his flying cloak. The dog, the serpent and the scorpion. Behind the bull a torchbearer not cross-legged who holds a torch upwards in his r.h.; his companion is almost completely lost. The bust of Sol in radiate crown (l) and the bust of Luna (r). The relief is badly damaged.