
Mithras Slaying Bull
photoMarble statue of Mithras slaying the bull. The god Mithras is dressed in a flowing garment and a Phrygian style hat. Notice him plunging his knife into the bull while a dog and a snake lap up the blood. A scorpion is biting the bull's genitals.
This statute is not from Caesarea.

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