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Human skull deposit from Königshoffen

A skull and two human femora, the lower jaw missing, recovered from a small circular pit within the Mithraeum at Königshoffen; interpreted by Cumont as a parallel to ritual deposits of human remains in other Oriental sanctuaries on the Janiculum.

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Ritual faunal deposit from Königshoffen

Animal bones from the refuse pit of the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, comprising goat, hen, ox, and deer remains, attesting to ritual feasting within the sanctuary.

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Circular fire-basin from Königshoffen

Circular sandstone fire-basin with a spout from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, found near the entrance; one of three fire-basins attested in the sanctuary.

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Second fire-basin from Königshoffen

Square sandstone fire-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen bearing a partially legible dedication to Deo Mithrae; found near the entrance area.

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Fire-basin of Marcus Bellius from Königshoffen

Square sandstone fire-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, found with remnants of pitch still adhering to its interior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcus Bellius.

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Inscribed rectangular water-basin from Königshoffen

Rectangular sandstone water-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, placed near the great tauroctony relief; only the bottom, front, and part of the left side survive, and the front inscription records the flow of water as a votive act.

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Hollow altar before the great relief from Königshoffen

Large sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, hollowed out at the back with a circular opening in the top, which stood before the great tauroctony relief; the front bears a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Altar fragments with solar disc from Königshoffen

Miscellaneous sandstone altar fragments from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, including uninscribed pieces and one bearing a solar disc with two heart-shaped figures on the upper front face.

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Reused altar fragment from Königshoffen

Red sandstone altar fragments from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, reused as a step or threshold in the sanctuary's third building phase, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Altar of Ianussa from Königshoffen

Upper portion of a sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, later reused as building material, bearing a dedication by Ianussa on both the front and reverse faces.

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Second plate of Caius Celsinius Matutinus from Königshoffen

Grey sandstone slab from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, a companion piece to the preceding, recording the same act of repainting a cult image by Caius Celsinius Matutinus, veteran of Legio VIII Augusta Alexandriana.

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Tauroctony relief from Königshoffen

Grey sandstone tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, heavily restored, depicting Mithras killing the bull with Cautes and Cautopates and the busts of Sol and Luna; only the lower part of Cautopates and the crossed legs are original.

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Altar fragment of Caius Iulius from Königshoffen

Upper left corner of a sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, preserving the beginning of a dedication to Deo invicto by Caius Iulius; the rest is lost.

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Altar of Primus from Königshoffen

Sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated to Deo invicto by a dedicant whose name begins Primu[s]; the remainder of the text is fragmentary.

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Altar fragment with shell basin from Königshoffen

Dark red sandstone altar fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen whose upper section, reconstructed from additional fragments, is shown to have supported a shell-shaped basin; dedicated to Soli invicto.

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Altar fragment dedicated to Deo Soli invicto from Königshoffen

Fragment of a dark red sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving a dedication to Deo Soli invicto Augusto; found in the eastern part of the sanctuary.

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Altar with globe and patera from Königshoffen

Yellow sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen decorated with volutes enclosing small globes and a patera holding two iron rings; traces of fire or smoke are visible on the surface.

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Aedicula stele from Königshoffen

Sandstone monument in the form of a temple façade from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, accessible by a step and framed by two Corinthian columns; the pediment is decorated with the bust of Luna, and the architrave carries an inscription.

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Rock-birth base fragment with serpent from Königshoffen

Dark red sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving part of a rock base with a serpent's tail; the white-painted front suggests a rock-birth composition.

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Rock-birth relief fragment from Königshoffen

Small sandstone relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving a naked male figure from the thighs to the head, possibly part of a rock-birth scene.

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