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Tauroctony relief with raven holding fruit from Villa Ludovisi, Rome

A bluish marble tauroctony relief once in the Villa Ludovisi in Rome, showing Mithras slaying the bull with the raven perched on his cloak holding a heart-shaped fruit, the bull's tail ending in ears of grain, and the dressed busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners…

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Tauroctony relief fragment from the Villa Ludovisi, Rome

A white marble tauroctony relief fragment, in the seventeenth century at the Palazzo Caesiani near the Vatican and later in the Villa Ludovisi in Rome, showing Mithras slaying the bull with dog, serpent and raven, with a cross-legged torchbearer on a base; now lost…

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Tauroctony relief with Mithras grasping the bull's horns from Rome

Tauroctony relief formerly in the house of the Alterii near S. Marco in Rome, now of unknown whereabouts, described by Gruterus as showing Mithras pressing both knees onto the bull and grasping its horns with the knife in the shoulder, with scorpion, serpent, raven, Sol and Luna…

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Tauroctony statue from Rome, now in Berlin

Marble statue of Mithras slaying the bull, with the dog and serpent directing their heads to the wound and the scorpion at the testicles, probably found in Rome and now in the Altes Museum at Berlin; Mithras' head, front part of his arms and cloak, and the bull's muzzle are lost…

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Cautopates statue from Rome, now in Berlin

White marble statue of Cautopates in Eastern attire, cross-legged, pointing his torch downwards with both hands, probably found in Rome and now in the Altes Museum at Berlin; the head and front part of the left arm are restored.

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Arula of C. Iulius Helius the blacksmith from Rome

Small marble altar from the house of the guardian of the Cancelleria in Rome, dedicated to Sol Sacrum in fulfilment of a vow by C. Iulius Helius, a blacksmith, decorated with a urceus on the left and a patera on the right.

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Base of M. Aurelius Victor dedicated to Sol from Rome

Marble base in poor lettering found in the church of S. Maria de Cacabariis in Rome, recording the dedication by M. Aurelius Victor, vir clarissimus and prefect of the Feriae Latinae, to his patron Iovinus Callidianus, priest of Sol.

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Altar of Ralonius Diadumenus from Rome

Marble altar from Rome with a dedication to Sol Invictus Mithras by Ralonius Diadumenus.

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Altar of T. Pomponius Repentinus from Rome

Marble altar lacking its tympanum, found in the house of Franciscus Novellus near S. Marco in Rome, dedicated to Sol Invictus by T. Pomponius Repentinus, a nomenclator and keeper of public records, with two denarii distributed at the dedication; dated to 184 A.D…

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Marble base of P. Pomponius Clitus from Rome

Small marble base with a votive dedication to Sol Invictus by P. Pomponius Clitus, from Rome.

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Altar of P. Aelius Amandus from Rome

Marble altar in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, bearing a bust of Sol and a dedication by P. Aelius Amandus, a soldier of the equites singulares Augusti, in fulfilment of a vow on receiving his honourable discharge, dated to 158 A.D.

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Head of Mithras in Phrygian cap from Rome

Head in fine-grained marble in the Vatican Musea Magazzini, showing a curly-haired figure in a Phrygian cap turned to the left with a grievous expression, probably representing Mithras.

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Pair of torchbearer reliefs from Palazzo Corsetti, Rome

Two white marble reliefs of Cautes and Cautopates in the usual Eastern attire with their torches broken off, found in the Palazzo Corsetti in Rome.

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Aion statue on a crescent-decorated cone from Rome

White marble statue of the lion-headed Aion standing on a cone decorated with a crescent, entwined in seven coils of a serpent and pressing claw-like hands against his body, each grasping a key; formerly in the Museo Torlonia, Rome.

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Tauroctony relief with ant at the testicles from Rome

Tauroctony relief in the Museo Torlonia, Rome, remarkable for having a large ant grasping the testicles in place of the scorpion, with the raven on Mithras' flying cloak, the dog and serpent near the wound, and the busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners; no torchbearers represented…

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Marble relief of Mithras tauroktonos from Villa Wolkonsky, Rome

Marble relief from the Villa Wolkonsky showing Mithras slaying the bull, with the serpent creeping over the ground.

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Marble relief of Mithras grasping the bull's horn from Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome

Marble relief formerly in the Palazzo Giustiniani showing Mithras slaying the bull while grasping one of its horns, with the dog, serpent, scorpion and torchbearers, and a krater before the feet of Cautes.

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Marble base CIL VI 507 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by G. Magius Donatus Severianus, Rome

Marble base with a dedication by G. Magius Donatus Severianus, vir clarissimus and pater sacrorum of Invictus Mithras, hierophant of Liber Pater and of the Hecatae, commemorating his taurobolium on 15 April 313 A.D.

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Marble base CIL VI 2151 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras in honour of Iunius Postumianus, Rome

Marble base from the gardens of Julius III dedicated to Iunius Postumianus, vir clarissimus and pater patrum of Sol Invictus Mithras, pontifex of the sacerdotal order of the Sun, placed under the care of Flavius Herculus.

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Marble base of two stacked vases supporting a statue, S. Prisca Mithraeum, Rome

Marble base from the S. Prisca Mithraeum composed of two vases stacked on top of each other, which probably supported a statue.

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