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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Mithras Killing the Bull (relief)
Work_PrefTitle
Mithras Killing the Bull (relief)
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Alternate Title:
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Polychrome Tauroctony (relief)
Work_AltTitle
Polychrome Tauroctony (relief)
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Image View:
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Detail, left side; Chariot of the Sun (Sol), the figure of Mithras with a raven sitting in his cloak (above the horses of the chariot), below the bull, a scorpion
Image_Title
Detail, left side; Chariot of the Sun (Sol), the figure of Mithras with a raven sitting in his cloak (above the horses of the chariot), below the bull, a scorpion
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 205837
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 205837
Location
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Location Note:
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Baths of Diocletian, Viale Enrico De Nicola, 79
Work_LocationNotes
Baths of Diocletian, Viale Enrico De Nicola, 79
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.904307 12.498376
GPS
41.904307 12.498376
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Date:
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ca. 275-299 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 275-299 CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype1
relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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painted terracotta with gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
painted terracotta with gilding
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); modeling (forming); painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
carving (processes); modeling (forming); painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Measurements:
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90.5 cm (height) x 148 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
90.5 cm (height) x 148 cm (width)
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Description:
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Every Mithraeum (an underground temple) represented a cave in which the god Mithras slew the primeval bull and thus brought creation, with its life and light, into existence. The Roman cult was popular from about the 1st to 4th centuries CE. In 1973-1975 a mithraeum was discovered under the church of S. Stephano Rotondo in Rome, in one of the buildings of the Castra Peregrinorum. This large polychrome tauroctony was found in the altar area. The size and preserved colors of the paint and gilding make this an unusual example. The iconography includes the typical chariots of the Sun and Moon, and the scorpion, snake and dog beneath the bull. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Every Mithraeum (an underground temple) represented a cave in which the god Mithras slew the primeval bull and thus brought creation, with its life and light, into existence. The Roman cult was popular from about the 1st to 4th centuries CE. In 1973-1975 a mithraeum was discovered under the church of S. Stephano Rotondo in Rome, in one of the buildings of the Castra Peregrinorum. This large polychrome tauroctony was found in the altar area. The size and preserved colors of the paint and gilding make this an unusual example. The iconography includes the typical chariots of the Sun and Moon, and the scorpion, snake and dog beneath the bull. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-BD-MKB-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-BD-MKB-A03
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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