Stock Photo: Double-Sided Mithraic Relief, Louvre Museum, Paris

Double-Sided

Image Details

Photo ID
813
Title
Double-Sided Mithraic Relief, Louvre Museum, Paris
Caption
Double-sided marble relief depicting the god Mithras, isolated on white. Rome, 2nd-3rd cent. Mithras is a Persian god introduced to Rome as a mystery religion in the second half of the 1st century CE. The religion was especially popular with soldiers and involved multiple levels of initiation. This side shows Mithras slaying the bull; the other shows him banqueting with the sun. Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
July 21, 2008
Date Added
November 11, 2009
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
48.8608680° N, 2.3366550° E
Camera
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Focal Length
23 mm
ISO
1600
File Size
3.65 MB
Full Resolution
3618 x 2388 pixels

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