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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Mithras Killing the Bull
Work_PrefTitle
Mithras Killing the Bull
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Tauroctony
Work_AltTitle
Tauroctony
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail of statue, missing head and hands of Mithras
Image_Title
Detail of statue, missing head and hands of Mithras
Image View
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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: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Pio Clementino Museum, Hall of Animals
Work_LocationNotes
Pio Clementino Museum, Hall of Animals
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.906389 12.454444
GPS
41.906389 12.454444
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1st to 4th centuries CE. (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1st to 4th centuries CE. (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Description:
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The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practiced in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries CE. The mysteries were popular in the Roman military. About 420 sites have yielded materials related to the cult, including over 700 examples of the bull-killing scene (tauroctony). It has been estimated that there would have been at least 680 mithraea (underground cave-like temple spaces) in Rome alone. The practice of depicting the god slaying a bull seems to be specific to Roman Mithraism, not to any of the Persian or Zoroastrian sources. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practiced in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries CE. The mysteries were popular in the Roman military. About 420 sites have yielded materials related to the cult, including over 700 examples of the bull-killing scene (tauroctony). It has been estimated that there would have been at least 680 mithraea (underground cave-like temple spaces) in Rome alone. The practice of depicting the god slaying a bull seems to be specific to Roman Mithraism, not to any of the Persian or Zoroastrian sources. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-VM-MKN-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-VM-MKN-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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