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Altar of a custos armorum from Ulcisia Castra

Fragment of an altar from Pócsmegyer, ancient Ulcisia Castra in Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto Soli Mithrae by a custos armorum of the Cohors milliaria nova Severiana.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief fragment from Zsámbék

Fragment of a Mithras relief from Zsámbék near Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, showing seven altars alternated with trees — a processional or decorative border rather than a main tauroctony scene.

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Small tauroctony statuette from Budapest

White marble statuette from Budapest, ancient Aquincum or vicinity, depicting a badly damaged Mithras killing the bull with dog and serpent; the god's head is lost.

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Mithraeum I at Aquincum

First Mithraic sanctuary in the potter's quarter of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior; destroyed during the Marcoman wars; the rectangular building is known only from the four altars found side by side.

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Altar of Aurelius Statorius to Petra Genetrix from Schwadorf

Inscription from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Petrae genetrici dei — the rock that gives birth to the god — by Aurelius Statorius.

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Cautopates statuette from Sopron

Marble statuette of Cautopates from the Mithraeum at Sopron, ancient Scarabantia, in Phrygian cap and Oriental dress, holding the torch downwards; the head is lost.

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Cautes statuette from Sopron

Marble statuette of Cautes from the Mithraeum at Sopron, ancient Scarabantia, in Phrygian cap and Oriental dress, holding the upraised torch with both hands; the head is lost.

Monumentum

Altar of Aurelius Rufus from Modrič

Marble altar from the Mithraeum at Modrič, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Aurelius Rufus, beneficiarius consularis.

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Altar of Ulpius Secundinus from Modrič

Marble altar from the Mithraeum at Modrič, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Ulpius Secundinus, beneficiarius consularis.

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Mithraeum at Modrič

Small Mithraic sanctuary (9.28 × 4.52 m) found at Modrič near Našice in Slavonia, Pannonia Superior, in 1911; the sanctuary has the standard corridor and bench division with a water-basin in the pronaos, and yielded a rich assemblage of marble reliefs…

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Temple restoration inscription from Trojane

Inscription from Trojane, ancient Atrans in Pannonia Superior, recording that Quintilianus, beneficiarius consularis of Legio II Italica, restored a Mithraic temple that had collapsed through age, at his own expense.

Monumentum

Altar of Publius Aelius Respectus from Trebnje

Altar from Trebnje, ancient Praetorium Latobicorum in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Publius Aelius Respectus.

Monumentum

Double-sided slab from Pohanica

Limestone slab from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, elaborately carved on both faces; a metal plate originally attached by pins to its interior was removed, probably by the Mithraists themselves — paralleled at Poetovio.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief with lion from Pohanica

Bachern marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, notable for the prominent inclusion of a lion entering from the left — an unusual compositional element — alongside the standard dog, serpent, and torchbearers.

Monumentum

Mithraeum at Pohanica

Small Mithraic sanctuary found in the slope of a ravine called Zlodjer (Devil's Ditch) at Ober-Pohanica near Zdole, Noricum; the finds are among the finest marble Mithraic sculpture from the eastern Alpine provinces.

Monumentum

Head of Attis or Mithras from Waggendorf

Small marble head in Phrygian cap of unknown provenance, associated with the Waggendorf find-group, Noricum; may represent Attis or Mithras.

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Rock-cut Mithraeum at St. Urban

Natural grotto called the Bichl on the south slope above the Glanegg lake near St. Urban, Noricum, adapted as a Mithraic sanctuary; part of the grotto floor was paved and remnants of water installations survive.

Monumentum

Head of Attis or torchbearer from Saifnitz

Small marble head from Saifnitz, Noricum, wearing a Phrygian cap; possibly representing Attis or a Mithraic torchbearer.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Enns

Small limestone tauroctony relief from Enns, ancient Lauriacum in Noricum, found about 100 metres east of the north-east corner of the castra, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and serpent and flanking torchbearers.

Monumentum

Fruit offering from Linz

Carbonised plant remains (4,210 g) from the third room of the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia, comprising vine, prunes, hedge- and cornelberries, apple pips, walnuts, and millet; interpreted as a ritual food offering to the god.

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