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Marble base of P. Pomponius Clitus from Rome

Small marble base with a votive dedication to Sol Invictus by P. Pomponius Clitus, from Rome.

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Marble tablet of Brumasius from Rome

Marble tablet with a dedication by Brumasius to the holy table of Sol Mithras, set up in the presence of the pater with all the initiates.

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Altar of M. Aurelius Bassus from Rome

Altar formerly in the house of the de Vellis family near the Carmelites in Rome and now in the Museo delle Terme, with a dedication to Silvanus on one side and on the reverse a record by M. Aurelius Bassus, priest of Sol, of having made a fountain flow.

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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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Marble relief of Mithras tauroktonos from Villa Wolkonsky, Rome

Marble relief from the Villa Wolkonsky showing Mithras slaying the bull, with the serpent creeping over the ground.

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Fragment of small white marble relief of Mithras tauroktonos from Palazzo Rondinini, Rome

Fragment of a small white marble relief showing Mithras slaying the bull with the dog, serpent and scorpion, formerly walled in the inner court of the Palazzo Rondinini (now Palazzo Sanseverino), Corso No. 518.

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Relief of bluish marble of Mithras tauroktonos from Villa Doria Pamphili, Rome

Relief of bluish marble in the Casino of the Villa Doria Pamphili showing Mithras slaying the bull with the usual animals, cross-legged torchbearers, and Sol in a quadriga and Luna in a biga in the upper corners.

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Marble relief of Mithras grasping the bull's horn from Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome

Marble relief formerly in the Palazzo Giustiniani showing Mithras slaying the bull while grasping one of its horns, with the dog, serpent, scorpion and torchbearers, and a krater before the feet of Cautes.

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White marble relief of Mithras tauroktonos from Villa Giustiniani, Rome

White marble relief from the Casino of the Villa Giustiniani showing Mithras slaying the bull, whose tail ends in ears, with the usual torchbearers, dog, serpent, scorpion and raven, and the busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners.

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Marble altar CIL VI 744 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by Vestalis and C. Vettius Augustalis, Rome

Marble altar from the gardens of the Villa Giustiniani near Porta Flaminia, dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras as a votive offering by Vestalis, servant of the Caesars, and C. Vettius Augustalis.

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Marble cippus CIL VI 723 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by M. Aurelius Euprepes, Rome

Marble cippus from the Villa Giustiniani near Porta Flaminia with a dedication to Sol Invictus Mithras by M. Aurelius Euprepes, erected after a vision through the presidents Bictorinus pater and Ianuarius, dated to 184 A.D.

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Inscription CIL VI 724 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by M. Aurelius Euprepes, Villa Giustiniani, Rome

Marble inscription from the Villa Giustiniani near Porta Flaminia, dedicated by M. Aurelius Euprepes, freedman of the three Emperors, to Sol Invictus Mithras through the priests Calpurnius and Ianuarius, dated to 194 A.D.

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Base of bluish marble with encircling serpent, Villa Giustiniani, Vatican Musea

Base of bluish marble formerly in the Villa Giustiniani near Porta Flaminia and now in the Vatican Musea, Cortile della Pigna, with a round pedestal encircled by a bearded crested serpent biting its own tail, probably supporting a statue of Aion.

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Altar CIL VI 509 dedicated to Mater Deum and Invictus Mithras by Petronius Apollodorus, Rome

Altar with a Greek dedication to Magna Mater and Attis and a Latin inscription recording the dedication by Petronius Apollodorus, vir clarissimus and pater sacrorum of Invictus Mithras, following his taurobolium and criobolium with his wife, dated to 370 A.D…

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Marble base CIL VI 507 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by G. Magius Donatus Severianus, Rome

Marble base with a dedication by G. Magius Donatus Severianus, vir clarissimus and pater sacrorum of Invictus Mithras, hierophant of Liber Pater and of the Hecatae, commemorating his taurobolium on 15 April 313 A.D.

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Marble base CIL VI 2151 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras in honour of Iunius Postumianus, Rome

Marble base from the gardens of Julius III dedicated to Iunius Postumianus, vir clarissimus and pater patrum of Sol Invictus Mithras, pontifex of the sacerdotal order of the Sun, placed under the care of Flavius Herculus.

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Large marble altar CIL VI 510 dedicated to Mater Deum and Sol Invictus Mithras by Aedesius, Rome

Large marble altar found near S. Giovanni in Laterano, dedicated by Sextilius Agesilaus Aedesius, pater patrum of Sol Invictus Mithras, to the Great Mother and Attis following his taurobolium and criobolium, dated to 376 A.D.

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White marble statue of cross-legged torchbearer in Eastern attire, Mus. Naz. Terme, Rome

White marble statue of a cross-legged torchbearer in Eastern attire from Rome with a broken upraised torch and head and feet lost, probably the companion piece of No. 504, now in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme.

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Leaden plate with Sol and a Sol-Mithras head in intarsio, S. Prisca Mithraeum, Rome

Strongly oxidised leaden plate from the S. Prisca Mithraeum showing Sol with seven rays about his curly head, together with another head of Sol-Mithras in intarsio found in 1954.

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Marble base of two stacked vases supporting a statue, S. Prisca Mithraeum, Rome

Marble base from the S. Prisca Mithraeum composed of two vases stacked on top of each other, which probably supported a statue.

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