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The New Mithraeum Database

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Mercury statue from Dieburg

Twenty-three fragments of a yellow sandstone statue of Mercury from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, dressed in a short mantle and holding a caduceus

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Head in pointed cap from Dieburg

Head in red sandstone from the Mithraeum at Dieburg wearing an oblong pointed cap, possibly Mithras, a torchbearer, or Phrygia

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Genius with cornucopia from Dieburg

Yellow sandstone statue from the Mithraeum at Dieburg showing a genius with a double cornucopia, a mantle, and a leafy crown

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Hercules and the Nemean lion from Dieburg

Yellow sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Dieburg depicting Hercules standing with the Nemean lion

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Altar of Hermapiostor from Dieburg

Votive altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg inscribed by Hermapiostor, dedicated ex iussu

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Rock-birth of Mithras from Dieburg

Red sandstone statue of Mithras naked being born from the rock, found in a pit near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Dieburg

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Mithraeum of Alteburg-Heftrich

Poorly preserved subterranean Mithraic sanctuary discovered beneath a medieval convent.

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Marble tablet inscription from Tivoli

Fragmentary marble tablet inscription mentioning Sol Invictus Mithras and a priest, from Tivoli (ancient Tibur), possibly of urban origin.

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Relief fragment from Tivoli

Fragment of a relief showing Mithras as bull-killer with unusual eagle-headed dagger handle and Sol in a quadriga, from Tivoli (ancient Tibur), known only through an inaccurate engraving by Barbault.

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Sol and Luna altars from Thuburnica

Two small altars dedicated to Sol and Luna by the consul Q. Aradius Rufinus, found at Sidi Adi bel-Kassem near Thuburnica, probably dated 304-321 A.D.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Aquincum

Fragment of a relief from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, walled into a house at Majláth-Utcai 51, preserving the lower left corner of a tauroctony with the bull's hind-leg, Mithras's leg, and the scorpion.

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Terracotta goddess with child from Aquincum

Terracotta relief from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, depicting a Venus-like goddess in the company of a child holding a fruit basket; its association with the Mithraeum is probable but not certain.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Primus to Sol from Aquincum

Altar from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Sol deo sacrum by Caius Iulius Primus, decorated between two rosettes with a bunch of grapes.

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Note on possible Mithraeum I attribution

Observation that two altars dedicated by Caius Iulius Primus to Sol deo sacrum at Aquincum may belong either to Mithraeum I or to Mithraeum III.

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Possible Mithraic sanctuary north of the Idsteinerstrasse

Triple-part sanctuary at Saalburg whose Mithraic interpretation remains uncertain despite serpent-vases and possible Aion fragments.

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Statuette of Mercury from Saalburg

Sandstone fragment of a Mercury statuette preserving part of the shoulder and caduceus.

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Altar to Mercury from Saalburg

Fragmentary inscribed altar dedicated to Mercury from the Saalburg sanctuary area.

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Mithraic inscription from Anazarbus

This dedicatory inscription by Aurelius Seleucus, found in Cilicia, aligns with Plutarch’s account of Cilician pirates performing foreign sacrifices and secret rites of Mithras.

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Marble statue of Cautopates from Intercisa

This statuette of Cautopates from Intercisa shows the torchbearer holding a burning torch and a pelta at his side.

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Lion of Carnuntum III

Exceptional sculpture of a lion devouring a bull’s head founded in 1894 in Carnuntum, Pannonia.

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