This basalt relief attached to the wall of the National Museum in Damascus shows the tauroctony, the central cult scene of Mithraism where Mithras slays the bull to ensure the passage of the seasons and the continued fertility of the Earth.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
29th August 2010
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Museum Exhibit
Tags
Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Mithras, Roman, Sculpture, Syria, Tauroctony
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Basalt relief of the tauroctony,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 20, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/791.