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Altar of Iulius Pacatus from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto by Iulius Pacatus ex voto, with Marcus Valerius serving as sacerdos for the second time — one of the few attestations of the Mithraic title sacerdos from Pannonia.

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Temple restoration inscription from Carnuntum

Inscription from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, recording the restoration of a collapsed Mithraic spelaeum by Caius, identified only by the first three letters of his name; whether dedicated to Deo invicto or Soli invicto is disputed.

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Altar with Phrygian caps from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, decorated on each lateral face with a Phrygian cap upon a dagger — a distinctive Mithraic iconographic pairing — and bearing an inscription on the front.

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Altar with torchbearers from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Large sandstone altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, with Cautopates cross-legged carved on the left side and Cautes walking on the right, both holding their torches with two hands; the front bears an inscription.

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Rock-birth cone base from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Cone-shaped sandstone stone encircled by a serpent from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, probably forming the base of a rock-birth group.

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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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Cautopates relief from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Sandstone haut-relief from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting Cautopates cross-legged; head, feet, and left arm are lost; possibly belonging to the great tauroctony relief.

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Lion of Carnuntum III

Exceptional sculpture of a lion devouring a bull’s head founded in 1894 in Carnuntum, Pannonia.

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Carnelian tauroctony gem from Carnuntum

An oval carnelian gem from Carnuntum showing Mithras tauroktonos in a grotto. Sol and Luna appear above, with both torchbearers and a small altar before the bull.

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Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum

There is no consensus as to whether the altar of the slave Adiectus from Carnuntum is dedicated to a Mithras genitor of light.

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Altar to Petra Genetrix from Carnuntum

Aelius Nigrinus dedicated this small altar in Carnuntum to the rock from which Mithras was born.

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Altar of Flavius Verecundus from Carnuntum

This monument to Mithras and Cautes (or Cautopates) was erected in Carnuntum by the centurion Flavius Verecundus of Savaria.

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Tauroctony relief of Carnuntum

This relief found at Carnuntum represents Mithras slaughtering the bull, without the scorpion, in the sacred cave.

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Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)

Of this great relief of Mithras slaying the bull only a few segments remain.

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Tauroctony from Carnuntum

Relief of Mithras killing the bull with an inscription from a certain Aurelius Macer who dedicates it to Sol Invictus Mithras.

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Sandstone tauroctony relief from Carnuntum

Sandstone relief of Mithras killing the bull, broken in two parts and partly restored, with dog, serpent and scorpion preserved; formerly in Vienna, now on loan to the Museum Carnuntinum.

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Sandstone base with Medusa and torchbearer from Carnuntum

Sandstone base carved on two sides, with a head of Medusa framed by acanthus leaves and a reclining lion holding a head between its forelegs.

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Felsgeburt des Mithras

Mithras Petrogenitus, born from the rock, from the Mithraeum of Carnuntum III.

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Inscription by Propinquos of Carnuntum

On this slab, Gaius Iulius Propinquos indicates that he made a wall of the Mithraeum at his own expense.

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Adiectus

A slave of a certain Tiberius, he likely dedicated an altar to the invincible god Mithras in Carnuntum.

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