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Tauroctony of Memphis
This Mithras killing the Bull relief from Memphis, Egypt, it is preserved in the Museum of Cairo.
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28 May 2007
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Relief in limestone (H. 0.85 Br. 0.70). Inv. No. 7260.
The badly preserved and primitive relief represents Mithras in Eastern attire as a bull-killer. The dog, snake and scorpion are present; the raven is no longer visible. In the upper corners the busts of Sol and Luna had presumably been represented.
MMM II No. 285c and fig. 480.
The badly preserved and primitive relief represents Mithras in Eastern attire as a bull-killer. The dog, snake and scorpion are present; the raven is no longer visible. In the upper corners the busts of Sol and Luna had presumably been represented.
MMM II No. 285c and fig. 480.
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- Location
Mithraeum of Memphis (Kom Dafbaby), AegyptusMemphis (Egypt) - Current location
Musée du Cairo Cairo (Egypt) - Type
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- CIMRM 93
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