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The document summarizes information about a Mithraic brooch found at Ostia, Italy. It describes the design engraved on the brooch showing Mithras slaying the bull. It notes some unusual features of the design, including that Mithras is shown after stabbing the bull with his weapon raised, rather than at the moment of thrusting the dagger. It also discusses parallels for elements of the design from other Mithraic monuments. The brooch is one of the first representations of the Mithras myth known on a brooch.
- Author
- Pablo Varona Rubio
- Language
- EN