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The New Mithraeum Database

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Altar of Carpion from Sarmizegetusa

White marble altar or base from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Carpion, imperial freedman and tabularius.

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Eight small weathered fragments from Cinçsor

Eight small, badly weathered marble fragments from Cinçsor, Dacia, belonging to at least three different reliefs.

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Marble reliefs from Cinçsor

Group of unpublished marble reliefs found in 1906 at Cinçsor on the right bank of the river Alt, Dacia, probably associated with a Mithraic sanctuary.

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Altar of Aurelius Chrestus to Bono Puero from Apulum

Inscription from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Bono Puero by Aurelius Chrestus — one of several dedications to the Bonus Puer from Apulum with Mithraic associations.

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Rock-birth statue from Apulum

Sandstone rock-birth statue from Apulum, Dacia, depicting the naked Mithras emerging from a rock encircled by a snake; head and arms are lost.

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Decorated altar with Medusa from Apulum

Limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, decorated on one side with Medusa, on another with a vase, flowers, a bull's head, and a serpent; the front bears an inscription.

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Marble tauroctony from Apulum

White marble tauroctony relief from Apulum, Dacia, depicting Mithras killing the bull in a grotto with dog and serpent; formerly in a private collection in Budapest.

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Altar of Aelius Gordianus from Apulum

Limestone capital reused as an altar at Apulum, Dacia, its top scraped off, bearing a dedication to Soli Mithrae by Aelius Gordianus.

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Altar of Titus Aurelius Marcus from Apulum

Limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae as a gift by Titus Aurelius Marcus (tribu Fabia), veteran of Legio XIII Gemina.

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Open-work tauroctony from Apulum

Fragment of an open-work marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Apulum, Dacia, preserving Mithras's head with only the snout of the bull; the relief is framed by a border.

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Rock-birth statue from Mureș Port

Dark sandstone statue from Mureș Port, Dacia, depicting Mithras's rock-birth with the rock encircled by a serpent; the statue's attribution to Mureș Port rather than Apulum is uncertain.

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Altar of an Augustalis from Mureș Port

Limestone altar from Mureș Port near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae; the dedicant is identified only as Augustalis (coloniae?).

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Altar of Sextus Cornelius Antiochus from Salona

Altar from Salona, Dalmatia, found in 1884, dedicated by Sextus Cornelius Antiochus to Soli deo, who donated both a star and a fructifera — interpreted as Sol and Luna — following a vision.

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Bull's head fragment from Salona

Limestone relief fragment from Salona or its surroundings, Dalmatia, preserving a very fine bull's head and the left hand of Mithras.

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Rock-birth relief from Salona

White limestone relief fragment from the walls of Salona, Dalmatia, found in 1906, depicting naked Mithras being born from the rock with a dagger in his right hand and a torch in his left.

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Tauroctony lower corner from Salona

Left lower corner of a limestone tauroctony relief from Salona, Dalmatia, preserving the crossed legs of a torchbearer and the grotto base.

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Building inscription fragment from Salona

Fragmentary inscription from Salona, Dalmatia, preserving only the phrase impendio suo — probably recording a building act.

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Tauroctony fragment from Salona

Limestone tauroctony relief fragment from Salona, Dalmatia, preserving the foremost part of the bull, the dog, the serpent, and part of Mithras's dagger hand.

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Altar from Intercisa

Altar from Intercisa, Pannonia Inferior, found in the area of the castra.

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Tauroctony grotto border from Székesfehérvár

Fragment of a limestone tauroctony relief from Székesfehérvár, Pannonia Inferior, preserving only the border of the grotto in which Mithras kills the bull; the greater part of the god and bull are lost.

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