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The New Mithraeum Database

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Green-glazed krater fragments from the Mitreo delle Sette Porte

Fragments of a green-glazed maiolica krater with silver sheen, probably decorated with a dodekatheon showing Minerva, Jupiter, Dionysus, and Hercules, from the Mitreo delle Sette Porte at Ostia.

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Marble tablet inscription from Tivoli

Fragmentary marble tablet inscription mentioning Sol Invictus Mithras and a priest, from Tivoli (ancient Tibur), possibly of urban origin.

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Marble busts from Formiae

Two marble busts of youthful figures with Phrygian caps, probably representing the torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates, from the Villa Borghese collection, found at Formiae.

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Fresco fragment from Capua

Fresco fragment from the initiation sequence of the Mithraeum of Capua, of which only the heads and parts of the white tunica of two figures remain visible.

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Fresco fragment from Capua

Two scenes from the initiation sequence of the Mithraeum of Capua, now indistinguishable.

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Fresco fragment from Capua

Fresco showing a mystagogus pressing down the shoulders of a kneeling myste, attended by a third figure in Phrygian cap, from the initiation sequence of the Mithraeum of Capua.

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Fresco fragment from Capua

Fresco showing two persons standing behind each other, from the initiation sequence of the Mithraeum of Capua.

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Fresco fragment from Capua

Badly damaged fresco fragment showing a person in red attire in a kneeling position, from the initiation sequence of the Mithraeum of Capua.

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Head from Capua

Head in Phrygian cap with a sorrowful expression, used as a protome in the Amphitheatre of Capua and interpreted as a head of Mithras.

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Sol Invictus inscription from Caesarea

White marble plate inscription dedicated to Soli Invicto pro salute, from Caesarea of Mauretania (modern Cherchel).

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Sol Invictus inscription from Mozaïaville

Inscription dedicated to Sol Invictus with a votive formula pro salute, from Mozaïaville.

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Bull-killing relief from Sétif

Relief depicting Mithras killing the bull in scaled armour, with Luna and Sol busts in the upper corners, found at the cavalry barracks of Sétif in 1861.

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Sol Invictus inscription from Chidibbia

Inscription dedicated to Deus Sol Invictus for the wellbeing of Emperor Probus and the municipality, from Chidibbia, dated 276-282 A.D.

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Limestone lion statue from Memphis

Limestone statue of a standing lion with mouth half-open, legs and tail lost, from the Mithraeum near Memphis, Egypt.

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Relief head of Mithras from the Syrian coast

Fragment of a white marble relief depicting the head of Mithras with Phrygian cap and nimbus, found on the Syrian coast between Lattakieh and Tartous, first half of 2nd century A.D.

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Graffito naming Antoninus at Dura-Europos

Engraved Nâma inscription addressed to Antoninus, a pious syndexios, from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Dipinto naming the fathers of Dura-Europos

Painted inscription naming the patres and other initiates of the Mithraeum, above the podium in the south-west corner of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Figure fragment from the banquet scene at Dura-Europos

Fragment of a figure dressed like Mithras in the banquet scene, found in the rubble of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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Zodiac paintings in the Dura-Europos Mithraeum

Painted zodiac signs covering earlier figures in Phrygian cap in the arched niche of the Later Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, 3rd century A.D.

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Dynastic inscription of Antiochus I from Nemrud Dağı

Great royal inscription of Antiochus I of Commagene carved on the thrones at Nemrud Dağı, invoking Apollo-Mithras-Helios among the guardian deities of the kingdom, 69–34 B.C.

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