White chalcedony gem; upright oval, convex.  (Shape 2). Intact.

Side A: Mithras, to left, head turned back to right, slaying a bull with a knife. Mithras is clad in a tunic, a mantle floating behind him on the right, and a Phrygian cap. Animals around: on the left, a dog; on the right, a raven; below, a snake.
Side B: Undecorated.

Selected bibliography
• De Ridder 1911 >>, no. 3496.
• Mastrocinque 2014 >>, 155, no. 413; click here for the full-text excerpt.

Further resources on PP-3648
• Catalogue en ligne des Médailles et Antiques de la BnF

L. Bricault – R. Veymiers
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025

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