Mithraic monuments

The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.

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The relief of Mithras killing the bull, found near Zvornik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, features some variations on the usual scene.

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The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.

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Mithras slaying the bull appears as the sign of Capricorn in a zodiacal sequence on the Pórtico del Cordero of the Abbey de Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos, Spain.

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On one of the capitals of the cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale, Sicily, an unusual turbaned bull-slaying Mithras has been recorded.

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What appears to be a representation of Mithras killing the bull appears in the 12th century frescoes of the Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.

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This sculpture of Mithras being born from a rock is unique in the position of the hands.

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The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.

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The altars of the gods of the Sun and Moon found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim wear openwork segments that could be lighten from behind.

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Fresco showing a scene of initiation into the mysteries of Mithras in the Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere.

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