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Relief of Ahenobarbus, scenes of a census. Citizens come to be registered; they bring a bull and a ram to be sacrificed to Mars. From Rome, around 100 BCE. Marble, L:565 cm, H:82 cm MA 975
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Relief of Ahenobarbus, scenes of a census. Citizens come to be regi...

Fragment of a double sacrifice to Mars. From the Campo Marzio, Rome, around 48 CE Marble, L:197 cm, H:93 cm MA 1096
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Fragment of a double sacrifice to Mars. From the Campo Marzio, R...

The Theban sphinx mangles a boy; Roman copy of a detail of the throne of Phidias' statue of Zeus in Olympia. 440 BCE.
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The Theban sphinx mangles a boy; Roman copy of a detail of the thron...

Barking dog. From the "House of the dog", Volubilis, Morocco. Bronze, 35,5 x 62 cm Inv. Vol. 64
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Barking dog. From the "House of the dog", Volubilis, Morocco....

Volubilis became a Roman city when Emperor Caligula annexed Mauretania in 40 CE.It was the seat of the Roman procurator,a center of the olive-oil trade and had 20.000 inhabitants.Dolphins and other fish in a mosaic.
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Volubilis became a Roman city when Emperor Caligula annexed Mauretania in 40...

Preparation for a sacrifice to Mars. Musicians, bull and two sacrificers. Fragment of a monumental relief from the Forum Traianum in Rome. Mid 2nd CE. H: 252 cm, L: 229 cm MA 978
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Preparation for a sacrifice to Mars. Musicians, bull and two...

Immolation of the bull by Mithras. Marble statuette (2nd CE)
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Immolation of the bull by Mithras. Marble statuette (2nd CE...

Mithras immolating the bull. Marble statuette (2nd CE) Height 90 cm, length 77 cm MA 1026
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Mithras immolating the bull. Marble statuette (2nd CE...

Mithraic relief. The cult of Mithras, a Persian god of light, was widely practiced in the Roman Empire. The god kills the bull in a cave, the scene is lit by the torches of his accolites Cautes and Cautopates. 2nd hald 2nd CE. Marble, H: 61 cm Inv. I 624
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Mithraic relief. The cult of Mithras, a Persian god of light, was widely practi...

Mithras immolating the bull. Double-face relief (2nd-3rd CE) from Fiano Romano, Italy. Marble,63 x 65 cm MA 3441
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Mithras immolating the bull. Double-face relief (2nd-...

Bearded triton with sea-bull. Part of a frieze on a small Roman funeral altar Sandstone (2nd CE)
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Bearded triton with sea-bull. Part of a frieze on a...

Najade on a sea-bull. Detail of a Triton-frieze, upper part of a small Roman funeral altar. Sandstone (2nd CE)
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Najade on a sea-bull. Detail of a Triton-friez...