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Chapter 2 discusses two gypsum reliefs from Dura-Europos, a city on the Euphrates in modern Syria, once within the Roman Empire. Not only does Dura provide a rare example of two carved tauroctony reliefs displayed more or less equally in the same mithraeum, but each relief respectively includes a unique depiction of an act of sacrifice. This is particularly visible on the second relief, where the patron, who dedicated it in AD 170/1, chose to include a representation of himself. This invites the viewer to ask questions about the relationship between Mithraic patrons, worshippers, and the god Mithras himself. The chapter extends out from these two images to take in the wider picture of religious life at Dura-Europos, revealing a high level of cultural and artistic exchange between the Mithraic community and the surrounding town.
Oxford University Press
Title: Reconstructions
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Chapter 2 discusses two gypsum reliefs from Dura-Europos, a city on the Euphrates in modern Syria, once within the Roman Empire.
Not only does Dura provide a rare example of two carved tauroctony reliefs displayed more or less equally in the same mithraeum, but each relief respectively includes a unique depiction of an act of sacrifice.
This is particularly visible on the second relief, where the patron, who dedicated it in AD 170/1, chose to include a representation of himself.
This invites the viewer to ask questions about the relationship between Mithraic patrons, worshippers, and the god Mithras himself.
The chapter extends out from these two images to take in the wider picture of religious life at Dura-Europos, revealing a high level of cultural and artistic exchange between the Mithraic community and the surrounding town.
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