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Lost tauroctony relief from Apulum

Lost tauroctony relief from Apulum, Dacia, formerly at the Palace of the Prince at Alba Julia, recorded only in early modern sources.

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Unpublished Mithras relief from Apulum

Small Mithras relief from Apulum, Dacia, mentioned by Buday but not published; a design shows the bust of Sol with one ray pointing towards Mithras.

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Marble base for Fons Aeternus from Apulum

Large marble base from near Kutyamál at Apulum, Dacia, dedicated ex iussu dei Apollinis and naming the Fons Aeternus — the eternal spring — by Ulpius Proculinus, speculator of Legio XIII Gemina.

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Base with Bacchic vine from Apulum

Limestone base from near the Kutyamál vineyard south of the fortress at Apulum, Dacia, decorated with Bacchic vine scrolls and grapes at the top.

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Torso with bull's head from Apulum

Limestone statue torso from the Mithraeum at Apulum, Dacia, found with the preceding piece, depicting a person in Oriental dress carrying a bull's head in his left hand; head, arms, and legs are lost.

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Altar of Quintus Marcius Victor Maximillianus from Apulum

Altar from Apulum, Dacia, found in 1715, dedicated to Soli by Quintus Marcius Victor Felix Maximillianus, legatus Augusti of Legio XIII Gemina, together with his wife Pullaiena Caeliana and his son.

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Possible Mithraic sanctuary north of the Idsteinerstrasse

Triple-part sanctuary at Saalburg whose Mithraic interpretation remains uncertain despite serpent-vases and possible Aion fragments.

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Serpent-vases and ritual pottery from Saalburg

Assemblage of lamps, serpent-vases and painted ritual pottery from the sanctuary complex.

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Bronze flower-shaped candlestick from Saalburg

Decorative bronze candlestick discovered near the entrance of the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Ritual basin from Saalburg

Sandstone basin from the pronaos of the sanctuary originally mounted on a short column.

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Statue base and hooked sword from Saalburg

Cult statue base discovered with a hooked ritual sword in front of the sanctuary niche.

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Two-register tauroctony from Philippopolis

Small arched marble tauroctony relief from Philippovtsi near Sofia, Thracia, divided into two parts by a horizontal rim.

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Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere

One of Roman Italy’s most important Mithraic sanctuaries, the Mithraeum at S. Maria Capua Vetere preserves a remarkable painted cycle of initiation scenes, offering rare visual evidence for the ritual life of Roman Mithaism.

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Mithréum des Bolards

The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.

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Inscription of Pylades from Angers

This marble plaque from Iuliomagus, Roman Angers, bears a rare dedication to Mithras by Pylades, a slave of an imperial slave connected to the Roman administration in Gaul.

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Tauroctony from Syracuse

The Mithra Tauroctonos from Syracuse, Sicily, is currently on display in the city's archaeological museum.

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Tauroctony relief from Naples

This marble tauroctony relief, probably originating from Naples, depicts Mithras slaying the bull within a cave-like setting, accompanied by the usual animals and celestial busts.

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Tauroctony from Piedimonte

This finely carved marble tauroctony from Interamna features an unusual series of altars and ritual vases surrounding the scene.

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Stele of the Arch of San Lazzaro

This stele found at the foot of the Aventine bears an inscription of Kastos father and son, and mentions several syndexioi who shared the same temple.

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Two figures relief from Via Zanardelli

Marble relief, probably found in Rome during the construction of the Palazzo Primoli along the Via Zanardelli.

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