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| Keywords: Mithras tauroctony Louvre Ma3441b.jpg CIMRM 641 Side A obverse of a two-sided Mithraic relief Found at Fiano Romano near Rome couché dans un petit réduit de briques in 1926 White marble H 62cm W 67 cm D 16 cm on a travertine base H 10cm W 76cm D 50cm 2nd-3rd century <br />This obverse face of the monument depicts a tauroctony scene Mithras slaying the bull in a cave above which in the upper corners Sol top left and Luna top right emerge Luna has a crescent behind her shoulders Around Sol's head is a crown of twelve rays plus another that darts out in the direction of Mithras Also in the upper left is a raven The dog serpent scorpion are set at their standard positions The tail of the bull ends in ears of wheat The reverse face of this monument is a banquet scene See Image Mithras banquet Louvre Ma3441 jpg CIMRM 641 Mithras égorgeant le taureau sacré face A d'un bas-relief romain en marbre IIe “IIIe siècles ap J -C CIMRM 641 Bassorilievo del II-III secolo raffigurante una tauroctonia Mitra che sacrifica il toro sacro Sono presenti nella raffigurazione il serpente lo scorpione il cane e la cornacchia caratteristici dell'iconografia mitraica Location Louvre Department of Greek Etruscan and Roman Antiquities Denon wing ground floor Ma 3441 own 2006 Jastrow Same as Image Mithras_tauroctony_Louvre_Ma3441 jpg but I've cropped it and adjusted the contrast Mithras relief Louvre Ma 3441 from Fiano Romano | ||||
