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Monumentum

Tauroctony from Sisak

This marble relief, found in Sisak, Croatia, shows Mithras killing the bull in a circle of corn ears, gods and some scenes from the Mithras myth.
Tauroctony from Sisak

Tauroctony from Sisak
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The New Mithraeum
7 Jul 2024

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Four pieces of an open-work relief in white marble (H. 0.37 Br. 0.28 D. 0.018).

Found in Sisak. Zagreb, Arch. Mus. (Inv. No. 32).

Mithras as a bullkiller in a circle of corn-ears. The r. foot and the head of the god are lost as well as the hind legs and the tail of the bull. There are still visible remnants of the snake, of the scorpion and of the dog (fore-legs). The raven and a part of the god’s flying cloak are lost. Under the crown there are five scenes, four of which in arched vault. From l. to r.:

1) Mithras walking up to Sol, who kneels before him. Mithras holds a curved
2)
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