This 12x18 colorful canvas features a 3rd century AD Tauroctony Scene of the God Mithras and the bull, which was the sacred central image in ancient Roman Mithraic temples.
Mithras was a savior god who presided over the Mithraic Mysteries. This ancient Mystery Religion was very popular with the Roman Legions and Roman Soldiers, and temples to Mithras were spread throughout the ancient Roman world.
This scene shows Mithras slaying the bull the bull (a symbol of triumph). Overhead the personification of the Sun shines light onto this victory, and Mithras is flanked by two torch-bearers (Cautes and Cautopates) who were symbols of beginning and ending.
A depiction of this Tauroctony would have been the central image in every Roman temple of Mithras. At 12x18 this canvas is similar in size to some of the ancient sacred images in some smaller Mithraeums.
This canvas is 1.5 inches deep, suitable for wall hanging and wide enough to be displayed on a shelf.
Product Information
| Category | Other > Other |
|---|---|
| Condition | New |
