Monumentum
Mithras head of Walbrook
The Mithras's head of Walbrook probable belonged to a life-size scene of the god scarifying the bull.
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14 Jun 2009
Updated on 15 Aug 2021
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Marble head of Mithras in Phrygian cap. The head probably formed part of a life-size bull-slaying scene that stood in the temple. Mithras's eyes are turned away from the actual deed of slaying the bull.
Data
- Location
Walbrook, London (United Kingdom) - Current location
Museum of London London (United Kingdom) - Type
- Labels
- Dimensions H. 37 W. D. cm
- Dating 2nd century
- Material Marble
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/122
- CIMRM 815
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