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The New Mithraeum Database

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Second tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf area, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of Mithras's body, the head, and parts of the bull are lost.

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Large tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a large sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of the god's body, his head, the end of the tail, and the scorpion are lost.

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Altar of Aurelius Statorius to Petra Genetrix from Schwadorf

Inscription from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Petrae genetrici dei — the rock that gives birth to the god — by Aurelius Statorius.

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Rock-birth relief from Schwadorf

Limestone relief from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, depicting the naked Mithras being born from the rock with a serpent encircling it, flanked by torchbearers; one of the finest examples of this iconographic type from the Danubian region…

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Altar from Vienna

Limestone altar from Vienna, ancient Vindobona in Pannonia Superior, found in 1896 together with two terracotta lamps; the dedicant and full text are not known from the summary description.

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Altar of Titus Claudius Frontinus from Eisenstadt

Altar from Eisenstadt, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Titus Claudius Frontinus, centurion of Legio XIIII Gemina.

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Tauroctony relief from Flavia Solva

White marble relief fragment from near Klein-Wagna, ancient Flavia Solva in Noricum, preserving part of a tauroctony scene including the bull, Mithras's dagger, and the torchbearers.

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Head of Attis or Mithras from Waggendorf

Small marble head in Phrygian cap of unknown provenance, associated with the Waggendorf find-group, Noricum; may represent Attis or Mithras.

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Altar from Waggendorf

Crystalline limestone votive altar from Waggendorf near Sörg, Glantal, Noricum, probably third century AD, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Rock-cut Mithraeum at St. Urban

Natural grotto called the Bichl on the south slope above the Glanegg lake near St. Urban, Noricum, adapted as a Mithraic sanctuary; part of the grotto floor was paved and remnants of water installations survive.

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Altar of Hermes from St. Thomas am Zeiselberg

Small altar preserved in the castle of Freudenberg at St. Thomas am Zeiselberg, Noricum, recording a dedication to Hermes invicto Mitrae — an unusual conflation of Hermes and the invincible Mithras.

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Altar of Mocio Aprilis from Schlatten

Small two-fragment altar walled into the church at Schlatten near Rosenbach, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Mocio Aprilis.

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Altar of Ursulus from Paternion

Altar from the Drave valley between Teurnia and Virunum, Noricum, now reused as a pedestal for a cross, dedicated to Invicto deo Mithrae for the welfare of Marcus Publius Potens by his freedman Ursulus.

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Column dedicated to Cautes by Albius Atticus and Albius Avitus from Teurnia

Column found at Sankt Peter in Holz, ancient Teurnia in Noricum, dedicated to Cautes by Lucius Albius Atticus and Caius Albius Avitus — probably father and son — making it a rare joint family dedication to a Mithraic torchbearer.

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Altar of the Aguntenses from Aguntum

Marble altar found in flood gravel at Aguntum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Soli Mithrae collectively by the Aguntenses, making it one of the rare collective dedications to Mithras.

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Tauroctony relief from Enns

Small limestone tauroctony relief from Enns, ancient Lauriacum in Noricum, found about 100 metres east of the north-east corner of the castra, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and serpent and flanking torchbearers.

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Fruit offering from Linz

Carbonised plant remains (4,210 g) from the third room of the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia, comprising vine, prunes, hedge- and cornelberries, apple pips, walnuts, and millet; interpreted as a ritual food offering to the god.

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Silver votive crescent from Linz

Several thin silver fragments from the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia, reconstructed as a votive object surmounted by a crescent or two horns; paralleled in sanctuaries of Jupiter Dolichenus.

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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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Cult pottery from Linz

Pottery assemblage from the cult room of the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia, including glazed dishes, three-handled serpent-vases, and related fragments; a vessel type closely associated with Mithraic ritual in the Danubian provinces.

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