Tauroctony

The tauroctony scene is the cult depiction of the Mithraic religion. It shows Mithras killing a bull, hence the name 'tauroctony', given to the scene in modern times. Mithraism was a mystery religion practiced in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD.

Said to be found in Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy.
2nd century AD.

British Museum, London.
April 2013.