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Tauroctony fragment from Botoșești-Paia

Fragment of a tauroctony relief from Botoșești-Paia near Craiova, Dacia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony relief from Orșova

White marble tauroctony relief from Orșova, ancient Dierna in Dacia, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the torchbearers and subsidiary scenes.

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Tauroctony relief from Călan

White marble tauroctony relief in five fragments from Dupljane near Călan, ancient Aquae in Dacia, found in 1900, depicting the bull-slaying with the standard iconographic programme.

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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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Tauroctony relief from Micia

Left portion of a large limestone tauroctony relief from Mintia, ancient Micia in Dacia, depicting Mithras killing the bull with a belt, the bull's tail ending in corn-ears, together with subsidiary Mithraic scenes.

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Lost tauroctony relief from Doștat

Marble tauroctony relief from Doștat, Dacia, still at Dorstadt in 1723 but now lost; probably found together with the other Doștat monuments.

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Tauroctony relief from Oarda de Sus

Small relief found in 1956 at Oarda de Sus near Alba Julia, Dacia, framed by a border; the upper part depicts the dressed bust of Mithras in Phrygian cap, the lower portion the bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony altar from Alsóbajom

Sandstone altar from Alsóbajom near Mediaș, Dacia, with Mithras killing the bull between Cautes and Cautopates on its front face and no animals depicted; Sol appears in the upper left corner and Luna in the upper right.

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Tauroctony fragments from Bihać

Two limestone relief fragments from Bihać, Dalmatia, found near Kástel Stasi and the Croate Church of Saint Martha, preserving portions of a Mithraic bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony relief from Pritok

Sandstone tauroctony relief from Pritok near Bihać, Dalmatia, lost during World War II, depicting Mithras in Oriental dress killing the bull in a grotto with the bull's tail ending in corn-ears.

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Tauroctony fragment from Cavtat

Limestone tauroctony relief fragment from Cavtat, ancient Epidaurum in Dalmatia, preserving the dog leaping up against the bull and part of a Cautes figure not cross-legged.

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Inscription to Deo Soli Iovi from Narona

Inscription from Narona, Dalmatia, dedicated to Deo Soli Iovi optimo maximo aeterno sacrum; the Mithraic attribution is doubtful.

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Tauroctony relief from Sinać

Yellow limestone tauroctony relief found in the bed of the brook Obdulje at Sinać near Otočac in the Lika, Dalmatia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony relief from Nagytétény

Trapezium-shaped limestone tauroctony relief from Nagytétény, ancient Campona in Pannonia Inferior, depicting Mithras killing the bull in an arched niche with scorpion, serpent, and torchbearers.

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Tauroctony relief from Békásmegyer

Limestone tauroctony relief found in a quarry at Békásmegyer, ancient Vicus Vindonianus in Pannonia Inferior, together with the upper portion of a sacrificial altar; the standard bull-slaying scene with torchbearers.

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Mithraeum I at Aquincum

First Mithraic sanctuary in the potter's quarter of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior; destroyed during the Marcoman wars; the rectangular building is known only from the four altars found side by side.

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Tauroctony relief from Nagy-Kovácsi

Limestone tauroctony relief found in a grotto at Nagy-Kovácsi, Pannonia Inferior, depicting the standard bull-slaying with flanking torchbearers and divine busts in the upper register.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Potz Neusiedl

Fragment of a relief from Potz Neusiedl near Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, brought to Eisenstadt in 1926, depicting part of a Mithraic bull-slaying scene.

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Second tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf area, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of Mithras's body, the head, and parts of the bull are lost.

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