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Mher's Gate

Urartian rock-cut sanctuary near Van, later known as Mher's Gate and associated in Armenian tradition with Mher, the Armenian form of Mihr.

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Altar from Dvin

Basalt altar from Dvin, dated to the 2nd century AD and interpreted as dedicated to Mithra on the basis of the symbols carved on its four sides.

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Marble bull fragments from Garni

Fragments of a marble bull discovered at Garni, interpreted by Armenian heritage authorities as remains of a group depicting Mihr fighting a bull.

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Temple of Garni

After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.

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Mihr-Mithra figurine from Hoghmik

Terracotta figurine from the Hoghmik sanctuary complex, identified by Hayk Hakobyan as Mihr-Mithra and dated to the 1st–3rd centuries AD.

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Lion-headed Aion from Sidon

The controversial Italian journalist Edmon Durighello discovered this marble statue of a young naked Aion in 1887.

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Possible tauroctony fragments from Artashat

Two marble fragments from a small statuette discovered at Artashat in 1971 and later interpreted as possible remains of a tauroctony.

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Tauroctony in the British Museum

The sculpture of Mithras slaying the bull was transported from Rome to London by Charles Standish in 1815.

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Inscription of Lucius Apronius Chrysomallus from Vaison-la-Romaine

Lost altar dedicated by Lucius Apronius Chrysomallus on the occasion of his initiation into the Mithraic grade of Perses, the only known inscription explicitly recording admission to this grade.

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Torchbearer statue from Antium

Penthelic marble statue of a standing torchbearer in Eastern attire, cross-legged, with head and torch arm broken off, probably 2nd century A.D., found at Antium (modern Anzio).

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Naked Mithraic figure from Mérida

Marble statue of a naked young man from Mérida, variously identified as a Mithraic torchbearer, a solar figure or a newly initiated member of the cult.

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Altar of Cautopates from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated with a bust of Cautopates, two ram heads flanking a palm, and lateral representations of Mithras’ rock-birth.

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Cautopates statue base from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with an inscription and the preserved legs, garment, and torch of a Cautopates statue.

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Cautes statue base from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with an inscription and the preserved foot and lower garment of a Cautes statue.

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Altar of Fructus and Myro

This marble monument was dedicated in Rome by the slave Fructus and his son Myro.

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Altar from Rome by Mnester and Philetus

This marble altar was found ’in the street called di Branco’, behind the palace of the Cardinal of Bologna, in Rome.

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Tauroctony relief from Belkıs

A marble tauroctony discovered in the military quarter of ancient Zeugma, providing the first known evidence for the cult of Mithras at the city.

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Mithraeum of Caernarfon

Mithraeum near the Roman fort of Segontium at Caernarfon, built around AD 200 and refurbished twice before being desecrated and burnt in the later 4th century.

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Altar of Valerianus from Ceanu Mic

Stone altar from Ceanu Mic bearing a fragmentary dedication to Invictus, possibly erected by a Valerius Valerianus.

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Altar to Sol Invictus Mithras from Turda

Small limestone altar found in 1905 inside the legionary fortress at Potaissa, modern Turda, bearing a brief dedication to Sol Invictus Mithras.

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