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The New Mithraeum Database

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Three-register tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa

White marble tauroctony relief in eleven fragments from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, divided into three horizontal registers, the central one depicting the bull-slaying and the others bearing subsidiary Mithraic scenes.

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Small marble tauroctony from Vintu de Jos

Marble tauroctony relief from Vintu de Jos near Apulum, Dacia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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White marble tauroctony from Vintu de Jos

White marble tauroctony relief found in the river Mureș at Vintu de Jos near Apulum, Dacia, around 1859, depicting the bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.

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Tauroctony relief with Cautes from Apulum

Marble relief fragment from Apulum, Dacia, preserving the forepart of the bull with the serpent and dog, and part of Cautes; the upper portion is lost.

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Lamps and coin from Sárkeszi

Two lamps — one bearing the stamp Fortis — and a bronze coin of Hadrian from the Mithraeum at Sárkeszi, Pannonia Inferior.

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Tauroctony relief with belted bull from Sárkeszi

Limestone tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sárkeszi, Pannonia Inferior, depicting Mithras killing the bull with a broad belt, dog, serpent, raven, and torchbearers; the grotto is indicated by rough soil.

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Head in Phrygian cap from Aquincum

Small head in Phrygian cap from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, possibly representing a torchbearer or Attis.

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Mithraeum IV at Aquincum

Fourth Mithraic sanctuary discovered near the southern town-wall of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between a rectangular building and an apsidal structure; excavated in 1941–42 and yielding the most complete sculptural assemblage from the city.

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Uninscribed altars and torchbearer fragments from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Four uninscribed altars and fragments of torchbearer statues from Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior.

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Mithraeum II at Aquincum

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Altofen in 1888, Pannonia Inferior; rectangular (15.03 × 7.06 m) and raised two metres above ground, with benches and a cult niche; one of the most fully excavated Mithraea from the Danubian region.

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Nine-figure altar from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Large stone altar from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, decorated on all four sides with nine figures supporting the upper voluted section and bearing faces on the front of the volutes; a distinctive sculptural type within the Mithraic repertoire…

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Mantle-draped youth statue from Carnuntum

Marble statue from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting a standing youth with a large mantle draped over his left shoulder and arm; head, right arm, and most of the legs are lost.

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Minor finds from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Minor finds from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, comprising legionary brick stamps, burnt coal and wood, ash with ox, sheep, and goat bones, and fragments of serpent-vases; the coin evidence points to a terminus ante quem in the early third century…

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Lion with bull head and water outlet from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone statue from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting a lying lion with a bull's head before its forefeet; a large opening at the back of the head communicated with a channel below, suggesting use as a cult water outlet.

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Tauroctony relief with Cautopates from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Marble tauroctony relief from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving Mithras killing the bull — head and most of the flying cloak lost — flanked by Cautopates holding the torch downward.

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Tauroctony with three-headed serpent from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, notable for a three-headed serpent and a dog attempting to lick the blood; the bull's tail ends in three corn-ears.

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Smiling Mithras head from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Small marble head from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting a smiling Mithras in Phrygian cap with a profiled reverse — one of the most expressive Mithraic heads from the Danubian provinces.

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Cautes in high relief from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the greater part of Cautes in high relief; the head, most of the right arm, and legs below the knee are lost.

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Bull and animals fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Fragment of a large marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the forepart of the bull, the leaping dog, and the serpent approaching the wound.

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Tauroctony relief with double-belted bull from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the central scene with the leaping dog, serpent, and scorpion; the bull's body is encircled by two girdles.

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