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Mithraeum in the Curia building at Cosa

Second-century Mithraeum discovered in the lower storey of the Curia complex at Cosa.

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Inscription mentioning a Mithraic collegium from Rome

Inscription now preserved in the Palazzo Ducale of Urbino whose wording may point to the existence of a Mithraic community.

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Cautes relief from Viminacium

Right portion of a limestone Cautes relief from Kostolac, ancient Viminacium in Moesia Superior, depicting Cautes standing on an elevation in Oriental dress — not cross-legged — with a semicircle above him, probably Sol's nimbus.

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Horse feet fragment from Romula

Marble relief fragment from Romula, Dacia, bought in Resca in 1933, preserving the feet and forepart of a horse — possibly from a scene of Mithras ascending Sol's chariot.

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Sol in quadriga from Romula

Fragment of the right part of a marble relief from Romula, Dacia, depicting Sol standing in a four-horse chariot.

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Inscription of Luccei Felicis proc. from Sarmizegetusa

Fragmentary inscription from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording a dedication by a freedman for the welfare of Marcus Lucceius Felix, procurator Augusti.

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Column fragment from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a limestone column from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, with a partially preserved inscription recording a dedication by multiple members of the Syrian community.

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Bull's shoulder and corn-ear tail from Sarmizegetusa

Three marble parts from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving part of Mithras's shoulders and the bull's tail ending in corn-ears.

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Inscription of Aurelius Valentinus from Sarmizegetusa

Inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording a dedication ex voto by Aurelius Valentinus.

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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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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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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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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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Cautopates with downward torch from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the middle part of Cautopates holding a downward torch in his left hand.

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Torchbearer torso with downward torch from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a marble relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the bust of a person in a tunic with a right arm and hand holding a torch pointed downward.

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Cross-legged torchbearer from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a large marble relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving a standing cross-legged torchbearer; head, arms, and legs below the knees are lost.

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Bull's muzzle fragments from Sarmizegetusa

Fragments of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, possibly related to the preceding piece, preserving remnants of a bull.

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Inscription of Longus salariarius from Sarmizegetusa

Fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording that Longus salariarius set up a monument ex voto.

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Inscription of Aurelius Theofilus from Sarmizegetusa

Fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording that Aurelius Theofilus fulfilled a vow ex voto.

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