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Inscription of Aelius Nepos from Sarmizegetusa

Fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording that Aelius Nepos fulfilled a vow.

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Inscription of a coloniae member from Sarmizegetusa

Fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording a dedication by a member of the colonia, with only the closing formula preserved.

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Torchbearer torso from Cinçsor

Marble fragment from Cinçsor, Dacia, preserving the torso of a standing torchbearer in a tunic; head, arms, and legs are lost.

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Unpublished Mithras relief from Apulum

Small Mithras relief from Apulum, Dacia, mentioned by Buday but not published; a design shows the bust of Sol with one ray pointing towards Mithras.

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Marble tauroctony from Apulum

White marble tauroctony relief from Apulum, Dacia, depicting Mithras killing the bull in a grotto with dog and serpent; formerly in a private collection in Budapest.

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Altar of Vallerius from Apulum

Top of a limestone altar from Apulum, Dacia, with a rosette in the pediment and palmettes on the sides, recording a dedication to the Numen invicti by a dedicant whose name may be Vallerius.

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Torso with bull's head from Apulum

Limestone statue torso from the Mithraeum at Apulum, Dacia, found with the preceding piece, depicting a person in Oriental dress carrying a bull's head in his left hand; head, arms, and legs are lost.

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Altar of Aurelius Dolens from Turda

Inscription from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, recording a dedication by Aurelius Dolens, miles of a legion, ex voto.

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Tauroctony relief with corn-ear tail from Turda

Fragment of a white marble tauroctony relief from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, depicting the bull-slaying with the bull's tail ending in three corn-ears, the dog, serpent, and scorpion.

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Inscription of Iulius Iulianus from Turda

Inscription from Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, recording that Iulius Iulianus erected the monument ex voto.

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Possible Mithraeum at Golubić

Foundations of a rectangular building (10 × 6 m) and a front-stone fragment at Golubić near Bihać, Dalmatia, suggesting the existence of a Mithraic sanctuary.

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Bordered tauroctony relief from Salona

Right upper corner of a white marble bordered tauroctony relief from Salona or its surroundings, Dalmatia, with framing elements and part of the bull-slaying iconography.

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Bull's head fragment from Salona

Limestone relief fragment from Salona or its surroundings, Dalmatia, preserving a very fine bull's head and the left hand of Mithras.

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Votive plate from Intercisa

Plate from Intercisa, Pannonia Inferior, with traces of red painting and an ivy-leaf in the middle line; bearing an inscription recording a Mithraic dedication.

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Altar fragment for temple restoration from Sárkeszi

Limestone altar fragment from the Mithraeum at Sárkeszi, Pannonia Inferior, recording the restoration of a templum that had collapsed through age.

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Inscription of Nonius Bassinus from Brigetio

Inscription from Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated by Nonius Bassinus; possibly a sacerdos inscription though the reading is uncertain.

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Cautes and Cautopates pair from Brigetio

Two marble reliefs of the same height from Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, each depicting a cross-legged torchbearer in Oriental dress — Cautes and Cautopates — holding their torches.

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Base of Marcus Ulpius Castrensis to Cautopates from Brigetio

Lost base from the Mithraeum at Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated jointly to Cautopates and Invicto deo by Marcus Ulpius Castrensis, veteran of Legio I Adiutrix; a companion piece to the preceding Cautes dedication.

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Tauroctony relief with corn-ear tail from Petronell

Marble tauroctony relief from Petronell, ancient Carnuntum in Pannonia Superior, with the bull's tail ending in corn-ears; no scorpion is depicted, and Cautes holds the upraised torch.

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Altar with Mithraic symbols from Carnuntum

Sandstone altar from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, found in a flue of Building VII in 1899, decorated on the left with a raven, corn-ear, and serpent stacked vertically and on the right with a lying lion; dedicated to Invicto deo Mithrae.

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