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Marble relief fragments of Mithras tauroktonos from S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome

Fragments of a marble relief preserving only the lower part, with Mithras slaying the bull, dog and serpent licking blood, a large scorpion, and Cautopates behind the bull pointing his torch downwards, from the Mithraeum of S. Lorenzo in Damaso.

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Lost marble fragments of Mithras tauroktonos from Via Boncompagni 101, Rome

Ancient marble fragments walled into the staircase of the house at Via Boncompagni 101 (Boarding-house Cosmopolita), including a lower part of a Mithras bull-killing group and a fragment of a low-relief with the bullkilling; not traced by Vermaseren.

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Wall-painting of ivy-crowned figure on column, Palazzo Barberini Mithraeum, Rome

Wall-painting on the last column but one of the Palazzo Barberini Mithraeum, showing a standing person in a short tunic with a wreath of ivy, carrying fruits in his left hand.

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Plaster relief of Mithras tauroktonos beside the wall-painting in the Nummi Albani house, Rome

Relief in plaster, fixed on the wall beside the Mithraic wall-painting (No. 386) in the house of the Nummi Albani on the Quirinal, with traces pointing to a representation of Mithras slaying the bull.

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Marble altar dedicated to Mater Deum and Mithras by Sextus Rusticus, Rome

Marble altar found near S. Lorenzo in Piscibus in 1949, dedicated to the Great Mother, Attis, and the Invincible Mithras by Sextus Rusticus, vir clarissimus, pater patrum, proconsul of Africa between 371 and 373 A.D.

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White marble slab relief of Mithras tauroktonos from the Palazzo del Grillo, Rome

White marble slab showing Mithras as a bull-killer on a rocky base, found in 1928 by the Comtesse de Robillant in a cellar of the Palazzo del Grillo behind the Forum of Augustus; Mithras' head, both arms, and the bull's head and tail are lost.

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Marble relief with Sol, Jupiter Dolichenus and Luna from the Castra, Rome

Marble relief with the dressed busts of Sol with five rays, a long-bearded man, and Luna with crescent, found in the camp of the equites singulares near the Scala Santa, now in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme.

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Marble frieze fragments with planetary gods from the Mitreo Sabazeo

Two marble frieze fragments with incised busts of Sol, Luna, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus, one found in 1890 in the outer porticus of the Theatre and one found in 1938 near the Mithraeum at Ostia.

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Marble statue fragments of Mithras tauroktonos from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale

Two marble fragments of a statue of Mithras as bull-killer, preserving the head in Phrygian cap and right hand with dagger, with traces of red paint, from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale at Ostia.

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Fresco of Cautopates from Capua

Fresco depicting Cautopates in Eastern attire between two laurels, cross-legged, pointing his torch downwards over a burning altar, from the Mithraeum of Capua.

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Statue fragment from Cyrene

Damaged statue of Mithras as bull-killer on a rectangular base, found in the piazza of the Fountain of Apollo at Cyrene.

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Marble head from Cyrene

Marble head with locks of hair and Phrygian cap, probably depicting Mithras as bull-killer, found under the threshold of the Iseum at Cyrene.

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Relief head of Mithras from the Syrian coast

Fragment of a white marble relief depicting the head of Mithras with Phrygian cap and nimbus, found on the Syrian coast between Lattakieh and Tartous, first half of 2nd century A.D.

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Ritual cups and coins from Mithraeum II, Stockstadt

Four small painted cups buried in a row under the niche floor at Mithraeum II, Stockstadt, one still containing a piece of sulphur; with coins of Augustus, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius

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Silvered bronze tauroctony from Stockstadt

Fragment of a silvered bronze plate from Mithraeum II at Stockstadt depicting Mithras grasping the bull for the kill

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Mithraeum II at Stockstadt

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Stockstadt between 1909 and 1913, situated on a slope near the river Main, with finds at Aschaffenburg

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Altar with bird in tree from Stockstadt

Red sandstone altar from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt decorated with a jug on the right, a tree with a bird on the left, and partially reused for building

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Sol altar from Mithraeum I, Stockstadt

Yellow sandstone altar from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt bearing a bust of Sol in radiate crown holding a whip, with a pierced square hole at the base

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Fragmentary base inscription from Stockstadt

Fragmentary inscription from the base of a statue at Mithraeum I, Stockstadt, found in context but formerly misattributed to the praetorium

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Cautopates with pedum from Mithraeum I, Stockstadt

Sandstone stele from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt showing Cautopates in Oriental dress, cross-legged, holding a burning torch down and resting on a pedum

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