Mithra carrying the bull (Mithra taurophore)
Marble.
1st cent. BCE - 4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. AO 22257.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Mithra carrying the bull (Mithra taurophore)

Marble.
1st cent. BCE - 4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. AO 22257.

Paris, Louvre Museum.

Origin:
From mithraeum in Sidon (Lebanon) discovered by Edmond Durighello in 1887.
Credits:
© 2013. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation.
Keywords: ρωμαϊκή μυθολογία mythologia romana roman mythology mitologia römische mythologie romaine γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur asia minor chitone chiton khiton χιτών phrygian cap berretto frigio cappello berretina phrygische mütze bonnet phrygien maeonia mitra bull toro stier taureau taurus βόδι ταύρος belt cintura cingolo gurt gürtel ceinture ζώνη topboot boot boots stivali stiefel stiefeln bottes mithras taurophore taurophor carrying the mitraistic mithraistic mithriaque mithraeum sidon mitreo portant le inv no ao 22257