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Statue of a standing torchbearer from Chester (now lost)

A small stone statue found at Chester (ancient Deva) in 1853 built into a cellar wall in White Friars, still seen by Stukeley in 1725 but now lost, depicting a standing torchbearer in Eastern attire and cross-legged, holding a torch downwards with both hands…

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Inscription of L. Claudius Iustio with his sons from Trento

An inscription from Trento (ancient Tridentum) recording a gift dedicated to the Invincible Mithras by L. Claudius Iustio together with his sons Iustus and Iustinus.

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Square base from a possible Mithraeum at Trento

A square base found in 1868 near the Sardagna waterfall at San Niccolò beside the ancient Roman road in Trento (ancient Tridentum), in ground full of debris suggesting a nearby necropolis and possibly a Mithraeum.

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Inscription of Sextus Dugius Valentio, sevir augustalis, from Brescia

An inscription from Brescia (ancient Brixia) recording an ex-voto dedication to Sol Deus Invictus by Sextus Dugius Valentio, a sevir augustalis of the city.

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Altar of C. Industrius Verus from Industria

An altar found in 1830 at the ancient site of Industria near Monteu da Po in Liguria, bearing a dedication to the Invincible Mithras by C. Industrius Verus.

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Marble slab inscription to Sol Mithras from Tortona

A fragmentary inscription on the right side of a marble slab from Tortona (ancient Dertona) in Liguria, partially legible as a dedication to Deus Sol Mithras Invictus.

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Torchbearer hand and torch end from Les Bolards south-east cemetery

A torch end held by a hand in the pose of a dadophore, and another hand holding a small offering, found at the south-east cemetery adjacent to the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Epigraphical fragments spelling magister from Les Bolards

Three epigraphical fragments that together form the word magister, with traces of fire, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Venus bust and votive bronze eye-plaques from Les Bolards

A fine white marble bust of Venus, a head of a helmeted deity possibly Minerva, small female heads, and bronze eye-plaques analogous to those from the temples of Sequana and Apollo Vindonnus, found at the building south-west of the Mithraeum at Les…

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Granite marble solar disc from Les Bolards

A large red and white granite marble disc surrounded by rays, possibly representing the sun, found at the building south-west of the Mithraeum at Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Architectural fragments from possible second sanctuary at Les Bolards

Architectural elements including marble plaques, mouldings, entablature sections, and acanthus friezes, found in a building about 30–40 metres south-west of the Mithraeum at Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis, suggesting the possible existence of a second sanctuary…

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Two base fragments from Les Bolards

Two small stone fragments, possibly from a base, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Inscribed slab fragments from Les Bolards

Fragments of a slab bearing an inscription mentioning Sol Aeternus and cohors II, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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White marble column and votive fragments from Les Bolards

A small white marble column decorated in high relief with spiral oak-leaves and acorns, together with fragments of two legs and two hands holding votive offerings, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Small flower-crowned woman's head from Les Bolards

A small woman's head crowned with flowers, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Small heads in Phrygian caps from Les Bolards

Two small heads in Phrygian caps, possibly belonging to a tauroctony of Mithras, together with a fragment of a bull's foot and the mouth and neck of the dog, found at the Mithraeum of Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Fragment of Cautopates statuette from Les Bolards

Fragmentary remains of a statuette of Cautopates in a short tunic, including a thigh, knee, and hand holding the end of a torch, found near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Les Bolards (ancient Venetonimagus) in Lugdunensis.

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Cautes statuette raising torch from Eauze

A white marble statuette of Cautes, dressed in a long cloak and raising his torch with both hands without being cross-legged, found near Eauze (ancient Elusa) in the Armagnac region of Aquitania.

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Prehistoric axe with Mithraic associations from Argolis

Black polished cone-shaped prehistoric axe from Argolis, now in the Athens National Museum, interpreted by some scholars as having Mithraic votive associations.

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Tauroctony relief from Kabyle

Small weathered arched tauroctony relief from the ruins of ancient Kabyle near Yambol, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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