Painting of Mithras hunting Artist: Herbert J. Gute (American, 1908–1977)

1934

Ancient Art

Not on view
Medium

Gouache on paper on board

Dimensions

45 × 74 in. (114.3 × 187.96 cm)

Credit Line

Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos

Accession Number

1938.5999.4705

Geography

Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Paintings

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Provenance
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block J7, Mithraeum), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Ann Perkins, The Art of Dura-Europos, 1st ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973), 51–52, pl. 16, ill
Object copyright
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
In Copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

figures (representations)

Subject

hunting

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