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Monumentum

CIMRM 212

Fragment of a relief.
 
The New Mithraeum
Attention: This entry may not have been reviewed and could contain incorrect data.Fragment of a relief. Barbault, Rec. Mon., 4 who publishes an engraving of it among the monuments from Tivoli. So it may originate from this town. Lost. MMM II 409 No. 288. Mithras as a bullkiller in a grotto. Dog, serpent and scorpion are present. The raven is seated on the rocks of the cave near the face of the god. On either side a torchbearer with upraised torch. The 1. torchbearer picks the ears sprouting from the bull's tail. The handle of Mithras' dagger consists of two eagle's heads…

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