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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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Red sandstone tauroctony from Heddernheim

Relief in red sandstone originally standing on a base in Mithraeum I at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, featuring the bull-slaying scene.

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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 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this relief of Mithras as bull slayer, recorded in 1562 in the collection of A. Magarozzi, Cautes and Cautopates have been replaced by trees still bearing the torches.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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Tauroctony stele from Nicopolis ad Istrum

The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is unique as it is the only Mithraic stele befitting a Greek donor.

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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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Statue of a torchbearer from Apulum

This weathered limestone statue from the Mithraeum of Apulum depicts a standing figure in Oriental attire holding the head of a bull or ram.

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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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Marble statue of Cautopates from Intercisa

This statuette of Cautopates from Intercisa shows the torchbearer holding a burning torch and a pelta at his side.

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Tauroctony on intaglio

Large intaglio engraved with Mithras as bull slayer surrounded by a peculiar version of Cautes and Cautopates and other celestial deities.

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Tauroctonic medallion from Caesarea Maritima

The small medallion depicts three scenes from the life of Mithras, including the Tauroctony. It may come from the Danube area.

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Tauroctony relief from Ladenburg

The Tauroctony from Landenburg, Germany, shows a naked Mithras only accompanied by his fellow Cautes.

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Tauroctony relief from Fleischmann Collection

This relief of Mithras killing the bull includes an unusual owl at the feet of Cautopates and a cock next to Cautes.

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Tauroctony framed by acanthus leaves

This relief of Mithras slaying the bull, framed by acanthus leaves, was sold at auction in 2011 by Bonhams.

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Tauroctony from Gimmeldingen

This relief of Mithras killing the bull found in Gimmeldingen, Germany, lacks the usual raven.

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Marble statues of Cautes and Cautopates from Rusicade

Two marble statues of Cautes and Cautopates discovered in the Mithraeum of Rusicade, accompanied by symbolic animals including a lion, scorpion, dolphin and bird.

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Altars to Cautes and Cautopates from Aquincum

These two altars, erected by a certain Victorinus in the mithraeum he built in his house, bear inscriptions to Cautes and Cautopates.

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Cautopates with a hooked stick from Nida

This Cautopates from Nida carries the usual downward torch in his right hand and a hooked stick in his left.

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