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Altar of Deo Mercurio from Dieburg

Small yellow-red sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg dedicated to Deo sancto Mercurio

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Fragmentary Mithras dedication from Dieburg

Small fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Dieburg preserving only the abbreviated dedication D(eo) i(nvicto) M(ithrae)

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Reused altar with Mithras dedication from Dieburg

Red sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg that had been reused, its original inscription obliterated and replaced with a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae

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Head in Phrygian cap from Dieburg

Small red sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Dieburg preserving a head in a Phrygian cap

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Base with foot and club from Dieburg

Two yellow sandstone fragments from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, comprising a base with a foot and another piece with part of a garment and a club

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Diademed woman bust from Dieburg

Bust of a diademed woman in red sandstone from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, probably representing Juno

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Standing woman fragment from Dieburg

Red sandstone fragment of a standing woman in a mantle from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, head and lower body lost, probably Minerva

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Animal forepart from Dieburg

Small yellow sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Dieburg showing the foremost part of an animal, probably a dog or ram, with head turned right

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Mercury base with tortoise from Dieburg

Red sandstone base of a Mercury statue from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, preserving only the tortoise attribute at the god's feet

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Mercury statue from Dieburg

Twenty-three fragments of a yellow sandstone statue of Mercury from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, dressed in a short mantle and holding a caduceus

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Head in pointed cap from Dieburg

Head in red sandstone from the Mithraeum at Dieburg wearing an oblong pointed cap, possibly Mithras, a torchbearer, or Phrygia

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Genius with cornucopia from Dieburg

Yellow sandstone statue from the Mithraeum at Dieburg showing a genius with a double cornucopia, a mantle, and a leafy crown

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Hercules and the Nemean lion from Dieburg

Yellow sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Dieburg depicting Hercules standing with the Nemean lion

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Altar of Hermapiostor from Dieburg

Votive altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg inscribed by Hermapiostor, dedicated ex iussu

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Mithras carrying the bull from Dieburg

Red sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Dieburg showing Mithras in Oriental dress carrying the bull on his shoulders

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Rock-birth of Mithras from Dieburg

Red sandstone statue of Mithras naked being born from the rock, found in a pit near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Dieburg

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Altar of Adiutorius Tertius from Alzey

Fragment of an altar from Alzey, ancient Vicus Altiajensium, dedicated to Deo invicto by Adiutorius Tertius, found in the north-west corner of the castellum in 1920

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Inscription of Speratus from Gross-Krotzenburg

Fragmentary Latin inscription from Gross-Krotzenburg recording a dedication by Speratus of Cohors IIII Vindelicorum

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Sandstone figure from Gross-Krotzenburg

Fragment of a sandstone statue found during cellar excavations at Gross-Krotzenburg in 1848, possibly belonging to the Mithraeum

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Minor finds from Gross-Krotzenburg

Small finds from the Gross-Krotzenburg Mithraeum including a Phrygian-capped head, a pinecone fragment, coins of Trajan and Hadrian, and column fragments

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