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Monuments of Vatican

Monuments, mithraea and other objects related to Mithras, his cult and related subjects.

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Tauroctony from Domus del Mitreo of Tarquinia
Votive sculpture of Mithras sacrificing the bull from the Mithraeum of Tarquinia.
Italy
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Aion of Villa Albani
White marble statue of Lion-head god of time, formerly in the Villa Albani, nowadays in the Musei Vaticani.
CIMRM 545
Italy
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Aion of Mitreo Fagan
The marble Aion from the lost Mithraeum Fagan, Ostia, now presides the entrance to the Vatican Library.
CIMRM 312
Italy
C. Valeri/us Heracles pat(er) / et C(aii) Valerii / Vitalis et Nico/mes sacerdo/tes s(ua) p(e)c(unia) p(o)s(ue)r(unt). / D(e)d(icatum) idi(bus) aug(ustis) im(peratore) / Com(odo) / VI et /...
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Tauroctony of the Cortile del Belvedere
The Tauroctony relief of Mithras killing the bull walled in the Cortile of the Belvedered, Vatican City, was found by Fagan near Ostia.
CIMRM 321
Italy
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Tauroctonia de la 'Loggia Scoperta'
Currently in the Musei Vaticani, this Tauroctony includes Mithras's birth restored as Venus anaduomene.
CIMRM 556
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Head of Mithras from the Mitreo degli Animali
The head of Mithras had seven holes made for fastening rays.
CIMRM 280
Italy
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Tauroctony exposed in the 'Sala dei Animali' of the Vatican Museaum
This Mithras killing the bull belonged to an artist before being exposed in the Musei Vatican under Pius VI.
CIMRM 548
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Tauroctony by Raffaello Sanzio
This Raffaello Sanzio relief depicts a late Tauroctony.

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