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  • Syndexios

    Potentianus

    Pater that consecrated the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen.
  • Monumentum

    Goblet of Angers

    The spherical ceramic cup found at the Mithraeum in Angers bears an inscription to the unconquered god Mithras.

    TNMM452

    ---]M [---]Deo[ inuic]to Mytrh[ae ]s Genialis ciues Ambian[in]us (or Ambian[ic]us) exuoto d[edit frat]ribus, omni loco, [ N]ama!
  • Mithraeum

    Mithräum von Saarbrücken

    The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.

    TNMM47 – CIMRM 1001

  • Monumentum

    Tauroctony relief of Sarmizegetusa

    This relief of Mithras slaying the bull incorporates the scene of the god carrying the bull and its birth from a rock.

    TNMM432 – CIMRM 2063

  • Monumentum

    Mithraic vase of Lezoux

    This terracotta vase features prolific decoration, including Mithras Tauroctonos, Fortuna, Cautes, a dog and Pan playing a syrinx.

    TNMM398 – CIMRM 908

  • Monumentum

    Mithras rock-birth of Trier

    The relief depicts the birth of Mithras, holding a globe, surrounded by the zodiac.

    TNMM312 – CIMRM 985

  • Monumentum

    Mithraic Sol altar with backlight of Bingen

    The altar of the Sun god belongs to the typology of the openwork altar to be illuminated from behind.

    TNMM387 – CIMRM 1241, 1242

    In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) Soli / invicto Mitrae (sic!) / aram Privati Se/cundinus et Ter/tinus et Confinis / ex voto Privati / Tertini v(otum) s(olverunt) l(aeti) l(ibentes) m(erito)
  • Mithraeum

    Mithräum II von Bingen

    A possible Mithraeum II was found in Bingen, but the few remains are not sufficient to prove it.

    TNMM354 – CIMRM 1245

  • Monumentum

    Cautes and Cautopates of Marquise

    The two fellows of Mithras from Marquise, Boulogne-sur-Mer, are fully naked but for the cloak and the Phrygian cap.

    TNMM299 – CIMRM 951

  • Monumentum

    Aion from Nida

    This lion-headed figure from Nida, present-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim, holds a key and a shovel in his hands.

    TNMM277

  • Monumentum

    Raven from Stockstadt

    The Stockstadt Raven is one of only two standing-alone sculptures of this bird to be found in Mithraic statuary.

    TNMM410 – CIMRM 1192

  • Monumentum

    Aion of Hedderneheim

    The lion-headed statue of Hedderneheim is a reconstruction from fragments of two different sculptures.

    TNMM238 – CIMRM 1138

  • Monumentum

    Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim

    The two companions of Mithras carry a torch and a shepherd's staff at the third Mithraeum in Frankfurt-Heddernheim, formerly Nida.

    TNMM408 – CIMRM 1119

  • Monumentum

    Tauroctony from the Mithraeum III of Nida

    The relief of Mithras slaying the bull from Nida's Mithraeum III was found in two pieces in 1887, destroyed during an air raid on Frankfurt in 1944, and restored in 1986.

    TNMM407 – CIMRM 1118

  • Monumentum

    Feast scene with Mithras and Sol from Ladenburg

    A naked Sol leans over his fellow Mithras while raising his drinking-horn during the sacred feast.

    TNMM291

  • Mithraeum

    Mithräum von Wiesloch

    The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.

    TNMM66

  • Monumentum

    Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg

    The iconography of the platter of Ladenburg might evoke the food consumed during Mithraic banquets.

    TNMM405

  • Monumentum

    Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier

    This terra sigillata was found in 1926 in a grave on the Roman cemetery of St. Matthias, Trier. An eyelet indicates that it could have been hung on a wall.

    TNMM303

  • Monumentum

    Cantharus to Deo Invicto of Trier

    The cantharus of Trier is reminiscent of the crater that often appears in tauroctony scenes collecting the blood from the slaughtered animal.

    TNMM404

  • Monumentum

    Lion of Les Bolards

    The lion sculpture found near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Les Bolards is unique in its genre.

    TNMM374 – CIMRM 921