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The New Mithraeum Database

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Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal

The altar with a Phrygian cap and a dagger from Trier was erected by a Pater called Martius Martialis.

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Altar of Ianuarius and Lupercus from Höglwörth

Altar from Höglwörth, ancient Bedaium in Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae for the welfare of Marcus Lollius Priscus by his freedmen Ianuarius and Lupercus.

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Votive stone of Tiberius Claudius Mace from Epfach

Votive stone found at Epfach in 1830, ancient Abudiacum in Raetia, dedicated to Soli sacrum by Tiberius Claudius Mace, son of Tiberius Claudius Mace, apparently a dedication by a son continuing his father's cult.

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Altar from Zwiefalten

Square altar from Zwiefalten near Ulm, Raetia, found reused in the apse of a church; local tradition places the original sanctuary on a hilltop between Zell and Zwiefalten, or alternatively near Reichenstein.

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Inscription of Tetto and Sextus from Günzburg

Fragmentary inscription from Günzburg, ancient Guntia in Raetia, recording a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae by two dedicants, Tetto and a companion whose name begins Sex-.

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Inscription of Publius Oppius Secundus from Günzburg

Lost stone inscription found reused in a pier of the parish church of St Martin at Günzburg, ancient Guntia in Raetia, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Publius Oppius Secundus following a vision.

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Double-sided relief from Beihingen

Sandstone plate from Beihingen in the Neckar valley, depicting on one side a youth in Oriental dress with a bow in an arched niche, and on the other a corresponding figure; both may represent torchbearers or Mithraic grades.

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Aion relief from Kindenheim

Sandstone slab from Kindenheim, Germania Superior, depicting a standing winged Aion with traces of a lion's mane on the breast and objects in both hands; the head and part of the body are damaged.

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Tree-decorated altar from Rottenburg am Neckar

Sandstone altar found together with the Vocco altar at Rottenburg am Neckar, ancient Solicinium, bearing a fragmentary dedication and decorated with trees on its lateral faces.

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Fragmentary inscription from Fellbach

Fragmentary inscription from Fellbach, Germania Superior, preserving only the abbreviated name of Mithras.

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Tauroctony relief from Fellbach

Large grey sandstone tauroctony relief from Fellbach near Cannstatt, depicting the bull-slaying in a vaulted grotto with torchbearers, Sol, Luna, and subsidiary Mithraic scenes along the border.

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Vassa decem graffito from Rheinzabern

Fragmentary graffito from Rheinzabern, ancient Tabernae, preserving only the words vassa decem, a reference to ten cult vessels dedicated to Mithras.

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Graffito fragment from Rheinzabern

Terra-sigillata fragment from Rheinzabern, ancient Tabernae, bearing a Mithraic graffito; found in 1902.

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Inscription of Tertius Rustici from Rheinzabern

Inscription from Rheinzabern, ancient Tabernae, in which Tertius, slave of Rusticus, records a dedication of ten cult vessels to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Graffito vase from Rheinzabern

Terra-sigillata vase from Rheinzabern, ancient Tabernae, bearing a Mithraic graffito on its flat border.

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Twin bust reliefs from Cannstatt

Two rectangular sandstone reliefs from Zasenhausen near Cannstatt, ancient Clarenna, each depicting a male bust with astral symbols on the forehead, arranged in opposing directions.

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Torchbearer head from Cannstatt

Small sandstone head in Phrygian cap from Cannstatt, ancient Clarenna, probably belonging to a statue of Cautes or Cautopates.

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Aion statue from Wahlheim

Sandstone statue from Wahlheim, Germania Superior, depicting a naked torso encircled by two serpents holding their heads towards the figure's face — the characteristic iconography of the leontocephaline Aion.

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Altar of Sextus Iulius Florus Victorinus from Murrhardt

Large votive altar from Murrhardt, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Sextus Iulius Florus Victorinus, tribune of Cohors XXIV Voluntariorum civium Romanorum, recording the full restoration of a Mithraic temple from its foundations.

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Tauroctony statuette from Halle an der Saale

Small bronze statuette recovered from the river Saale near Burg Giebichenstein in 1900, depicting Mithras as bull-slayer without a Phrygian cap; the left leg is lost.

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