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Second tautoctony of Sî`

The second tauroctony of Jabal al-Druze seems to have be made by the same sculptor.

 
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Tauroctony from Sî`

In the tauroctony of Jabal al-Druze in Syria, the snake appears to be licking the head of the bull's penis.

 
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Parthian dipinto from Dura-Europos

Painted Parthian inscription on a ceramic sherd possibly referring to Mithras as a bull-slayer.

 
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Bronze medallion of Gordian III with tauroctony

The bronze medallion, from Cilicia, shows Mithras Tauroctonus on the revers.

 
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Tauroctony from Reșca

Tauroctony relief fragment with torchbearer and scene of Mithras’ rockbirth from Romula, Romania.

 
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First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos

One of the reliefs of the Dura Europos tauroctonies includes several characters with their respective names.

 
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Tauroctony from Ottaviano Zeno

In this relief of Mithras as bull slayer, recorded in 1562 in the collection of A. Magarozzi, Cautes and Cautopates have been replaced by trees still bearing the torches.

 
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Tauroctony relief of Sarmizegetusa

This relief of Mithras slaying the bull incorporates the scene of the god carrying the bull and its birth from a rock.

 
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Rock-cut tauroctony relief from Rožanec

Carved directly into the rock of the Rožanec sanctuary, this tauroctony relief preserves an unusually complete composition.

 
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Tauroctony from Syracuse

The Mithra Tauroctonos from Syracuse, Sicily, is currently on display in the city's archaeological museum.

 
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Tauroctony in the British Museum

The sculpture of Mithras slaying the bull was transported from Rome to London by Charles Standish in 1815.

 
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CIMRM 1804

This limestone tauroctony from Aquincum preserves Mithras slaying the bull together with Cautopates, the serpent, the scorpion, and the legs of the raven.

 
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Fragmentary tauroctony from Solin

This large limestone fragment from Roman Salona preserves the hind part of the bull together with Mithras’ foot and traces of his red tunic.

 
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Fragmentary tauroctony from Kostolac

This weathered marble fragment from Viminacium preserves part of a tauroctony with Luna, Cautopates, the serpent, and the dog.

 
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Fragments of Mithraic reliefs from Poetovio II

These six marble fragments from the Second Mithraeum of Poetovio preserve parts of tauroctonies together with figures of Sol, Cautes, and Cautopates.

 
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Tauroctony fragment from Cincșor

This small weathered marble fragment preserves part of a tauroctony with Cautes, Luna, the serpent, and a leaping dog.

 
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Fragment of a Mithraic tauroctony from Dacia

This marble fragment from Roman Dacia preserves part of a tauroctony with Sol, the raven, and Mithras dragging the bull.

 
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Tauroctony from Piedimonte

This finely carved marble tauroctony from Interamna features an unusual series of altars and ritual vases surrounding the scene.

 
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CIMRM 1019

Fragment of an alabaster relief from Cologne with part of a tauroctony scene. Only the tip of Mithras’ Phrygian cap and small narrative details above are preserved.

 
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Painted tauroctony from Rome

This unusual mural depicting Mithras killing the bull was found near the Colosseum in 1668.

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