Monumentum
Tauroctony in Copenhagen
This statue of Mithras as a bullkiller was bought at Rome where it might be found.
The New Mithraeum
25 Oct 2023
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On a base Mithras as a bullkiller in Eastern attire. The god is looking upwards. The dog and the serpent near the wound; the scorpion on the usual place. Some small restorations: Mithras’ nose, a part of his attire and hair, fingers of the l.h. and toes of the r. foot; the bull’s r. ear and horns, part of…