Saalburg

Mithräum von Saalburg

In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.

Votive plaque of Stockstadt

This plaque was found in Mithraeum I at Stockstadt broken into pieces inserted between the blocks of the socle of the cult relief, in the manner of a votive deposit.

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Altar to the god of the West from Stockstadt

These two inscriptions by a certain Titus Martialius Candidus are dedicated to Cautes and Cautopates.

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Supposed Mithraeum of Saalburg

Elongated cult building near the Saalburg fort traditionally interpreted as a Mithraeum but later reconsidered as a possible funerary enclosure.

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Statue base and hooked sword from Saalburg

Cult statue base discovered with a hooked ritual sword in front of the sanctuary niche.

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Ritual basin from Saalburg

Sandstone basin from the pronaos of the sanctuary originally mounted on a short column.

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Bronze flower-shaped candlestick from Saalburg

Decorative bronze candlestick discovered near the entrance of the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Serpent-vases and ritual pottery from Saalburg

Assemblage of lamps, serpent-vases and painted ritual pottery from the sanctuary complex.

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Dedication to Mithras and Mercury from Saalburg

Small inscribed plaque invoking Mithras and Mercury attached to a sandstone column inside the sanctuary.

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Altar to Mercury from Saalburg

Fragmentary inscribed altar dedicated to Mercury from the Saalburg sanctuary area.

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Ram’s head from Saalburg

Sculpted ram’s head discovered among the finds from the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Statuette of Mercury from Saalburg

Sandstone fragment of a Mercury statuette preserving part of the shoulder and caduceus.

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