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Bronze raven on dagger from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Small bronze raven perched on a dagger from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio — a Mithraic grade symbol representing the corax, the lowest of the seven Mithraic initiation grades.

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Altar with Cautopates bust and ram heads from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated below the inscription with the dressed bust of Cautopates, a palm between two ram's heads above, and busts of Mithras on both lateral faces.

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Second memorial inscription of Primitivos from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Duplicate inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, set up by Primitivos in memory of Hyacinthus; a companion piece to no. 1501, suggesting that the two inscriptions flanked the cult niche.

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Cautopates statue base from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with an inscription and the preserved legs, garment, and torch of a Cautopates statue.

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Memorial inscription of Primitivos from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, set up by Primitivos, contrascrip of the imperial procurator Caius Antonius Rufus, in memory of Hyacinthus — probably the founder of the sanctuary.

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Cautes statue base from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with an inscription and the preserved foot and lower garment of a Cautes statue.

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Altar of Venulus to Cautes from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Cautes sacrum by Venulus, slave of Aponius Ingenuus.

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Altar with Cautes bust from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble votive altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, distinguished by a dressed bust of Cautes emerging from foliage below the inscription — an unusual iconographic feature for an altar.

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Altar of Optimus Vitalis from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Optimus Vitalis, vicarius of Sabinus Veranus, vilicus of the publicum portorium.

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Altar of Felix to Petra Genetrix from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Petrae genetrici ex viso by Felix, vicarius of Prudens, slave of Antonius Rufus, vilicus of the publicum portorium Illyricum — one of several Mithraic dedications by this household.

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Altar with Sol bust from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, bearing a dressed bust of Sol on the left lateral face and an inscription recording a dedication related to the Mithraic transit ritual.

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Altar of Festus from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Marble altar with akroteria from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Festus, vicarius of Primus, vilicus of the publicum portorium.

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Mithraeum at Schachadorf

Small rectangular Mithraic sanctuary (spelaeum 8.00 m long) found in 1935–36 in a gravel terrace at Schachadorf near Wartberg an der Krems, Noricum; the building is divided into a pronaos and an inner cult room, and shows traces of fire destruction.

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Altar dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae from Mainz

Two sandstone altar fragments from Mainz, ancient Mogontiacum, with a partially preserved dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae

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Animal bones from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Animal bones, principally of birds, found in pit g at Mithraeum III, Heddernheim, ancient Nida, evidence of ritual feasting

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Cult objects and coins from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Assemblage of lamps, keys, torches, an iron knife, pottery, glass fragments, and five coins from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida

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Iron bell from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Iron ritual bell from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, likely used during cult ceremonies

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Iron box from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Small iron box with hinges and bronze nails from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida

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Marble tauroctony from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Fragments of a white marble arched tauroctony from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, showing Mithras killing the bull in a leaf wreath

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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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