Sujet
A relief of Mithras slaying the bull, the first of living creatures from whose blood, corn and all other forms of life arose
Légende
A relief of Mithras slaying the bull, the first of living creatures from whose blood, corn and all other forms of life arose, Mithraism, a mystic cult thought to have originated in Iran and to be connected with Zoroastrianism, spread west during Roman times and was exercised by men only. It is thought to have astrological connotations. From the Mithraeum beneath the Church of S. Clemente. Italy. Roman.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A24_369
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
31,6Mo (3,3Mo) / 24,5cm x 32,3cm / 2888 x 3820 (300dpi)