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Axe altar from Mithraeum II, Heddernheim

Damaged red sandstone altar from Mithraeum II at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, with the representation of an axe on its front face

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Altar to Mithras and Mars from Mainz

This altar has been unusually dedicated to both gods Mithras and Mars at Mogontiacum, present-day Mainz.

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Red sandstone tauroctony from Heddernheim

Relief in red sandstone originally standing on a base in Mithraeum I at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, featuring the bull-slaying scene.

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Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida

This sculpture of Mithras being born from a rock is unique in the position of the hands, one on his head, the other on the rock.

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Altar of Murius Victor from Frankfurt

Marius Victor, according to the inscription on the monument, erected this monument to Mithras ’when Philip and Titianus were consuls’.

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Mithraeum of Burham

To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.

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Mithraeum of Lambaesis

The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras’s temples in Africa.

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Censers and lamps from Mithraeum II, Stockstadt

Fragments of censers (Räucherschalen), thirteen lamps, and bronze and iron fittings from Mithraeum II at Stockstadt

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Mithraeum II at Stockstadt

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Stockstadt between 1909 and 1913, situated on a slope near the river Main, with finds at Aschaffenburg

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Great tauroctony from Stockstadt

Large red sandstone tauroctony relief from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt, mostly thrown into the river Main when the sanctuary was destroyed

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Mithraeum I of Stockstadt

The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.

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Bronze tessera from Heddernheim

Square bronze plate from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, probably a cult tessera bearing barely legible engraved letters

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Standing figure in jack-boots from Heddernheim

Three basalt fragments of a standing figure in jack-boots from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, with traces of red paint on the loin-cloth

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Statuette on base from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Fragment of a statuette on a sandstone base found in Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, formerly in the Häberlin collection

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Basalt podium blocks from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Two basalt blocks walled into the podium of Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, which supported decorative sandstone bases

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Corner altars from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Two basalt altars set into the corners of the west podium at Mithraeum III, Heddernheim, ancient Nida, one now lost

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Two lost reliefs from Heddernheim

Two sandstone reliefs from Vibbel, found in a pit at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, in 1884, probably lost during the Second World War

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Torchbearer heads from Heddernheim

Two stone relief heads of torchbearers in Phrygian caps, from Mithraeum II at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, with traces of Mithras's mantle

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Iron ritual pan from Heddernheim

Large circular iron pan with handle from Mithraeum I at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, likely used in Mithraic ritual feasting

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Inscribed base from Heddernheim

Tall sandstone column base from Mithraeum I at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, with an inscription set between two columns, possibly naming Mithras

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