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
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century|Antonio Lafreri
Artist bio:  |French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: 1564
Medium: Engraving
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)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Serpents|Lions|Men|Bulls|Crabs|Dogs