kids encyclopedia robot

Image: 0 Relief représentant Mithra - Louvre-Lens (2)

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(2,616 × 2,516 pixels, file size: 5.6 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: Marble relief of a Mithraic tauroctony scene from the Capitol, Rome, Italie, of the Roman cult figure of Mithras sacrificing a bull - Musée du Louvre-Lens, on exhibit at the Galerie du Temps, secteur Antiquité / Empire romain. Note: the head is a statuary that shows Mithras looking at the bull or towards the viewer are the result of Renaissance-era restorations of monuments that were missing a head; they are incorrect reconstructions.
Title: 0 Relief représentant Mithra - Louvre-Lens (2)
Credit: Self-photographed
Author: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Permission: This illustration was made by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT Please credit this : Jean-Pol GRANDMONT An email to Jean-Pol GRANDMONT would be appreciated.
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
License: CC BY 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

The following 2 pages link to this image:

kids search engine