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Text from museum placard: Mithras slaying the bull Roman, Imperial period, about AD 125-175 Marble (from Carrara, Italy)

During the Imperial period, a number of mystical religious movements, now known as "mystery cults," developed throughout the Mediterranean region. The cult of Mithras, a god of eastern origin, was particularly popular with Roman soldiers and included only male initiates. This relief shows Mithras, dressed in Persian garments (e.g. close fitting pants), plunging a knife into a bull; a dog nips at the dying animal. This scene, known as a tauroctony ("bull-slaying"), was the central image of all sanctuaries of Mithras. Scholars have proposed various theories about its significance, including astrological readings of the scene as a star map.

Gift of Edward Perry Warren, 1892 92.2692

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