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Terracotta plate with Jupiter graffito from Linz

Three-fragment terracotta plate from the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia, with a seven-hole border and a graffito in the centre invoking Iupiter Optimus Maximus; found in the second room of the sanctuary.

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28 May 2026

Three fragments of a terracotta plate (Br. 0.185 L. 0.38) with a projecting border in which there are seven holes. In the centre and in one of its sides a graffito. Found in the second room. See fig. 363.Karnitsch, 247f No. 231 and Pl. XIII.L.H. 0.03–0.045.In the centre: Iuppi[ter] / O[ptimus] / Ma[ximus].On the side of the border: [r]ex Iuppiter a M(a)itra deo // [invicto ....... voluit].

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