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Mithras killing a bull (marble)

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FAF3502156
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Mithras killing a bull (marble)
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Roman, (2nd century)
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Vatican Museums and Galleries (Musei e Gallerie Pontificie), Vatican City
Medium
marble
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Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries, was a mystery religion centred around the god Mithras that was practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to the 4th century. The religion was inspired by Persian worship of the god Mithra (proto-Indo-Iranian Mitra), though the Greek Mithras was linked to a new and distinctive imagery, and the level of continuity between Persian and Greco-Roman practice is debated. The mysteries were popular in the Roman military.

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animal / mythology / helmet / mythology / wild / god / struggle / strength / antiquity / sculpture / iconography / slaying / deity / antiquities / power / bull / dramatic / warrior / mithraism / drama / mithraic / roman / mithras
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Medium 781 × 1024 px 66 × 87 mm 850 KB

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