Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheathed sword and one holding a sword, a frieze with chariots and serpents coiled around figures above

Antonio Lafreri1564

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Title: Relief with Mithras kneeling upon a bull and driving a sword into its shoulder, at left two smaller standing figures, one holding a sheathed sword and one holding a sword, a frieze with chariots and serpents coiled around figures above
Creator: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century|Antonio Lafreri
Date Created: 1564
Physical Dimensions: Plate: 15 15/16 x 10 3/8 in. (40.5 x 26.3 cm) Sheet: 19 5/16 x 13 1/16 in. (49 x 33.2 cm)
Type: Print
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/416849
Medium: Engraving
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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