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Locus

Augusta Rauricorum (Augst)

Augusta Rauricorum became one of the principal urban centres of the Upper Rhine region.

Monumentum

Snake-vases from Augst

Serpent-vases (Schlangengefässe) attested at Augst, ancient Augusta Rauricorum, a ceramic type commonly associated with Mithraic cult assemblages in the Rhine provinces.

Monumentum

Altar of Secundus from Augst

Small altar from Augst, ancient Augusta Rauricorum, dedicated to Deo invicto by Secundus; found in the early nineteenth century and subsequently transferred to Colmar.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Augst

Small limestone tauroctony relief from Augst, ancient Augusta Rauricorum, depicting the bull-slaying with dog and scorpion, flanked by cross-legged torchbearers in Oriental dress; Cautes holds a pedum alongside the upraised torch.

Monumentum

Bronze Sol typum from Augst

Round perforated bronze plaque from Augst, ancient Augusta Rauricorum, bearing a dedication of an aurichalcum image of Sol to Deo invicto; interpreted by Cumont as evidence for identifying the dedicatee as Mithras.

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