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Trapezium tauroctony from Lugoj collection

White marble trapezium-shaped tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, in the Lugoj collection, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and serpent; the lower portion of the composition is lost.

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Inscription of Severus for Cautopates from Sarmizegetusa

Inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording a dedication by Severus, imperial freedman, to Cautopates.

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Tauroctony relief from Lugoj collection

White marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, now in the Lugoj collection; the right lower corner is broken off and the scene depicts the standard bull-slaying.

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Sitting lion from Sarmizegetusa

Bluish marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving a sitting lion with its head slightly turned to the right.

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Sol bust with seven rays from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a white marble statuette from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the dressed bust of Sol in a nimbus and seven-rayed crown with traces of red colour; two bolt-holes at the bottom for attachment.

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Sol's head from Sarmizegetusa

White marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the head of Sol with four attachment holes for rays.

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Cautes with two torches from Sarmizegetusa

Two bluish marble fragments from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the upper part of Cautes holding a torch in each hand, with traces of red on his neck, dress, and the torches.

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Cautes mid-body fragment from Sarmizegetusa

Marble relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving Cautes in Oriental dress from the hips to the knees.

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Cautes head and Luna from Sarmizegetusa

Bluish marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the right upper corner with the head of Cautes and his upraised torch, above which the bust of Luna.

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Border fragment with altar from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment of a border from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, with the fragment of a small altar visible.

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Kneeling figure leg from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the lower part of a leg and the left leg of a kneeling figure.

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Lion's head from Sarmizegetusa

Small marble lion's head from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, seen frontally.

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Torchbearer hand fragments from Sarmizegetusa

Marble hand and wrist fragments from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, all preserving remnants of torches, belonging to the torchbearer statues of the sanctuary.

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Bull head and hoof from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the left part of the head and a hoof and forefoot of the bull — probably from a Mithras-riding-the-bull scene.

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Mithras head with torchbearer shoulder from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving a head of Mithras in Phrygian cap; a small elevation at the side may be the shoulder of a torchbearer.

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Fine Mithras head from Sarmizegetusa

Marble relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving a very fine head of Mithras in Phrygian cap — described by Kiraly as among the best-executed heads from the sanctuary.

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Phrygian cap top and Sol's head from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the top of Mithras's Phrygian cap and part of Sol's head.

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Arched border with Phrygian cap from Sarmizegetusa

White marble relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving part of an arched border below which a head in Phrygian cap, possibly Mithras, above a small building.

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Figure approaching rock from Sarmizegetusa

White marble relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, probably belonging to the preceding piece, depicting a man walking to the right stretching his hand towards a rock.

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Oceanus and rock miracle from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the greater part of a reclining Oceanus and above it a rock before which one of Mithras's legs is visible — the water miracle scene.

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