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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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Torchbearer statue from Antium

Penthelic marble statue of a standing torchbearer in Eastern attire, cross-legged, with head and torch arm broken off, probably 2nd century A.D., found at Antium (modern Anzio).

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Petrogeny from Sibiu

This white marble statue of the rock-birth from Cibinium in Roman Dacia is one of the largest known Mithraic sculptures from the Danubian provinces.

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Tauroctony from Dragus

The tauroctonic relief from Dragus includes a naked flying figure that Vermaseren has identified as Phosporus or Lucifer.

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Silver belt fitting with Tauroctony

Silver belt fitting with Mithras tauroctony and aristocratic hunting horsemen, fourth century AD.

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Tauroctony relief from Biljanovac

White marble tauroctony relief in several fragments from the Mithraeum at Biljanovac, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.

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Amethyst intaglio with Tauroctony

Amethyst intaglio engraved with Mithras slaying the bull, accompanied by Sol, Luna and other canonical Mithraic symbols.

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Tauroctony relief from Aïtodor

Fragmentary tauroctony preserving Mithras, the torchbearers, Sol and Luna from the sanctuary at Aïtodor.

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Relief of Mithras and Cautes from Aïtodor

Small surviving fragment depicting Mithras as bull-slayer together with the torchbearer Cautes.

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Tauroctony fragment from Aïtodor

Scene from a bull-slaying relief preserving the dagger of Mithras, the dog and the raised torch of Cautes.

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Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim

This relief is so well-known that it has been reproduced in nearly every handbook of archaeology and of history of religions.

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Tauroctony from Reșca

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

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Limestone tauroctony relief from Aquincum

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 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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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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Alabaster tauroctony fragment from Cologne

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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Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras

Gnostic amulet found in the ancient Agora of Athens, depicting Abraxas on one side and a Mithraic inscription on the other.

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Relief of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva from the Caelian Mithraeum

This marble relief bears an inscription by Marcus Modius Agatho, who dedicated several monuments to Mithras on the Caelian Hill in Rome.

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