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The New Mithraeum Database

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Lost tauroctony relief from Krivošije

Tauroctony relief mentioned from a mountaintop at Krivošije near Risn, Boka Kotorska, Dalmatia, found before World War I; the relief was lost.

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Tauroctony fragment from Cavtat

Limestone tauroctony relief fragment from Cavtat, ancient Epidaurum in Dalmatia, preserving the dog leaping up against the bull and part of a Cautes figure not cross-legged.

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Rock sanctuary near Prozor

Rocky pass about twenty minutes south of Prozor, Dalmatia, containing a rock niche with a carved Mithraic scene; probably a secondary cult place related to the Vitalj sanctuary.

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Inscription of Octavius Geminus from Rab

Altar found at Rab, ancient Arba in Dalmatia, in 1867, bearing a dedication to Invicto by Octavius Geminus; the Mithraic attribution is uncertain.

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Altar of Claudius Neronianus from Campona

Sandstone altar from Campona, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto by Claudius Neronianus; the dedication is painted red.

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Torchbearer heads from Thun-Allmendingen

Two small limestone heads in Phrygian caps from the Stockhorn Mountains near Thun-Allmendingen, each approximately fist-sized, probably belonging to statues of the torchbearers.

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Human skull deposit from Königshoffen

A skull and two human femora, the lower jaw missing, recovered from a small circular pit within the Mithraeum at Königshoffen; interpreted by Cumont as a parallel to ritual deposits of human remains in other Oriental sanctuaries on the Janiculum.

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Cult objects and pottery from Königshoffen

Assemblage of cult objects from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen including painted lamps, glass and terra-sigillata fragments with potters' stamps and graffiti (including Deo invicto Mithrae), two iron bells, an iron shield-knob, and stone fragments.

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Circular water-basin from Königshoffen

Circular limestone water-basin from the entrance area of the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, equipped with a spout and two handles; traces of red paint survive on the interior.

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Second plate of Caius Celsinius Matutinus from Königshoffen

Grey sandstone slab from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, a companion piece to the preceding, recording the same act of repainting a cult image by Caius Celsinius Matutinus, veteran of Legio VIII Augusta Alexandriana.

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Rock-birth base fragment with serpent from Königshoffen

Dark red sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving part of a rock base with a serpent's tail; the white-painted front suggests a rock-birth composition.

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Thigh and grape-cluster fragment from Königshoffen

Stone fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving a human thigh against which a hand holds a bunch of grapes; probably part of a larger sculptural group.

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Lion pair from Königshoffen

Pair of large stone lions from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, each holding a boar's head beneath its forepaws and painted red on a white ground; they were set at the ends of the podia, flanking the sanctuary.

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Torchbearer statues from Lepcis Magna

Fragmentary remains of statues identified as representations of the Mithraic torchbearers.

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Lost Sol statue from Nersae

A Sol statue headless and lacking arms and feet, mentioned by Martelli as existing at Nersae alongside a fragmentary inscription, with no further details obtainable by Vermaseren or Cumont.

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Tauroctony marble group with bull's tail ending in three ears, Rome

A white marble tauroctony group in the round found near the Forum in Rome in 1919, showing Mithras slaying the bull with dog, serpent and scorpion, the bull's tail ending in three ears of grain; possibly identical with No. 605.

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Head of Mithras in Phrygian cap from Rome

Head in fine-grained marble in the Vatican Musea Magazzini, showing a curly-haired figure in a Phrygian cap turned to the left with a grievous expression, probably representing Mithras.

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Aion statue on a crescent-decorated cone from Rome

White marble statue of the lion-headed Aion standing on a cone decorated with a crescent, entwined in seven coils of a serpent and pressing claw-like hands against his body, each grasping a key; formerly in the Museo Torlonia, Rome.

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White marble statuette of Cautes with upraised torch and cock, Mus. Naz. Terme, Rome

White marble statuette of a cross-legged Cautes with an upraised torch and a cock at his feet, with traces of blue and red paint, found during regularisation works in the Tiber and now in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme.

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Two Mithraic monuments from the Dolichenum excavations on the Aventine, Rome

Two Mithraic monuments discovered during the 1935 excavations of the Dolichenum on the Aventine, together with statues of Sol, Luna, Venus, Silvanus and Hercules, now in the Museo Capitolino; the only certain Mithraic finds from a Dolichenum.

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