Mithras Slaying Bull

ID: ICSPCMMI10

Mithras Slaying Bull

Marble statue of Mithras slaying the bull.   The god Mithras is dressed in a flowing garment and a Phrygian style hat.  Notice him plunging his knife into the bull while a dog and a snake lap up the blood.  A scorpion is biting the bull's genitals.

This statute is not from Caesarea.

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Keywords: Marble, Medallion, Bull, Knife, Phrygian, Mithraeum, Mithras, Altar, Caesarea Maritima, Sharon Plain, Israel, Gilbert, ICSPCMMI10, Mithra