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Tauroctony relief with Mithras grasping the bull's horns from Rome

Tauroctony relief formerly in the house of the Alterii near S. Marco in Rome, now of unknown whereabouts, described by Gruterus as showing Mithras pressing both knees onto the bull and grasping its horns with the knife in the shoulder, with scorpion, serpent, raven, Sol and Luna…

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Marble relief of Mithras grasping the bull's horn from Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome

Marble relief formerly in the Palazzo Giustiniani showing Mithras slaying the bull while grasping one of its horns, with the dog, serpent, scorpion and torchbearers, and a krater before the feet of Cautes.

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Terracotta relief of Victoria slaying a bull, S. Prisca Mithraeum, Rome

Terracotta relief showing Victoria slaying a bull from the S. Prisca Mithraeum; a similar relief was found in 1953 and probably does not belong to the original Mithraic inventory.

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Very small relief of Mithras slaying the bull, Aventine, Rome

Very small relief showing Mithras slaying the bull, with some figures preserved on the broken lower border, from the Aventine sanctuary in Rome.

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Bull-killing relief from Sétif

Relief depicting Mithras killing the bull in scaled armour, with Luna and Sol busts in the upper corners, found at the cavalry barracks of Sétif in 1861.

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Mithras carrying the bull from Stockstadt

Grey sandstone relief from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt showing Mithras in Oriental dress walking to the right while carrying a bull on his shoulders

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Bull relief fragment from Aquileia

Fragmentary marble relief with the hind legs of a bull once interpreted as Mithraic but considered doubtful by Vermaseren.

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Mithras's foot on bull from Romula

Fragment of a relief from Romula, Dacia, preserving the right foot of Mithras placed on a hoof of the bull.

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Two-bull fragment from Romula

Marble relief fragment from Romula, Dacia, showing traces of two bulls; the Mithraic attribution is uncertain.

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Bull's shoulder and corn-ear tail from Sarmizegetusa

Three marble parts from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving part of Mithras's shoulders and the bull's tail ending in corn-ears.

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Bull head and hoof from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the left part of the head and a hoof and forefoot of the bull — probably from a Mithras-riding-the-bull scene.

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Bull's head fragments from Sarmizegetusa

Two marble fragments from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, one preserving the head of the bull and another the bull's ear.

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Bull and dagger detail from Sarmizegetusa

Small marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving small parts of the bull and Mithras's dagger.

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Bull's head and dagger fragment from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the neck and head of the bull together with Mithras's dagger.

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Bull's tail and cloak fragment from Sarmizegetusa

Greyish marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the bull's tail and part of Mithras's flying cloak.

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Bull hindquarter and altar fragment from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a white marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the hindmost part of the bull to the left and the fragment of a small altar behind it.

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Bull's muzzle fragments from Sarmizegetusa

Fragments of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, possibly related to the preceding piece, preserving remnants of a bull.

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Mithras torso in bullkiller posture from Sarmizegetusa

Two fragments of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the torso of Mithras in the bull-killing posture.

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Bull in boat fragment from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of greyish marble from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving a bull in a small boat — a rare iconographic detail in Mithraic art.

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Tauroctony with belted bull from Sarmizegetusa

Lower part of a white limestone tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the bull with a broad belt and the Cautopates area.

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