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