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Tauroctony with buffalo-like bull from Acbunar

Yellowish marble tauroctony relief from Acbunar, Moesia Inferior, depicting Mithras killing a bull described as unusually buffalo-like; the god looks back at the raven on the grotto's border.

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Tauroctony fragment from Axiopolis

Marble tauroctony fragment from Axiopolis, Moesia Inferior, preserving only a small part of Mithras's knee, the hind part of the bull, and the scorpion.

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Tauroctony fragment from Ulmetum

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from the Byzantine camp at Pontelimonul de sus, ancient Ulmetum in Moesia Inferior, found reused in the masonry; the subject is partly identifiable.

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Circular tauroctony from Soukhin-Dol

Small marble tauroctony relief from the Roman castellum near Soukhin-Dol, Moesia Inferior, in an arched circular composition depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Altar of Marcus Titius Maximus from Oescus

Large marble altar from Ghighen, ancient Oescus in Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcus Titius Maximus, duumviralis of the Colonia, with Aelianus as scribe.

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Tauroctony relief from Kral-Marko

White marble tauroctony relief from the ruins of the Roman castle near Koniovo, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Altar of Caius Plotius Maro from Almus

Upper portion of a limestone altar from Kule-Mahata, ancient Almus in Moesia Superior, dedicated to the invictus — possibly but not certainly Mithras — by Caius Plotius Maro for himself and his family.

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Tauroctony lower portion from Ratiaria

Marble tauroctony fragment from Ratiaria, Moesia Superior, preserving the lower part of Mithras's body with his right leg, the hindmost part of the bull, and the serpent below.

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Small tauroctony statuette from Ratiaria

Fragment of a marble tauroctony statuette from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving Mithras's head, cloak, right foot, the bull's head, and feet.

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Tauroctony cloak fragment from Ratiaria

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving only part of Mithras's flying cloak with the raven perched on it.

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Tauroctony relief from Transdierna

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Tekija in east Serbia, ancient Transdierna in Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Rock-birth fragment from Cladova

Small marble tauroctony fragment from Cladova, Moesia Superior, preserving part of Mithras's rock-birth scene.

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Temple restoration inscription of Apollonides from Lopata

Inscription from Lopata, Moesia Superior, recording that Apollonides, imperial slave and scrutator of the statio Lamud, restored a Mithraic temple that had collapsed through age at his own expense; dated to the consulship of Gentianus and Bassus, AD 211.

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Altar from Lopata

White marble altar from Lopata in the Kumanovo district, Moesia Superior, associated with possible Mithraic sanctuary remains at the find-spot.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Bumbești-Gorj

Fragment of a Mithras relief from Bumbești-Gorj, Dacia, bearing a partially preserved dedication to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae.

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Bronze tauroctony statuette from Drubeta

Bronze statuette from Drubeta, Dacia, depicting Mithras placing his left leg on the bull's head — the tauriphoros type — with the bull in a subordinate posture.

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Bronze torchbearer from Catunele de Motru

Small bronze statuette in Phrygian cap from Catunele de Motru, Dacia, possibly a torchbearer; the Mithraic attribution is not certain as no torch survives.

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Unpublished tauroctony from Turnu Severin

Unpublished tauroctony relief from Turnu Severin, Dacia, with multiple Mithraic scenes including Mithras with Sol, Mithras as archer, and Mithras as bull-slayer.

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Primitive tauroctony relief from Micia

Primitive marble tauroctony relief from the Museum at Cluj, Dacia, attributed to Micia but with uncertain provenance; a rough representation of Mithras killing the bull without Phrygian cap.

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Upper tauroctony fragment from Micia

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief from Vețel, ancient Micia in Dacia, preserving only the upper part of the arched centre with the upper portion of Mithras killing the bull.

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