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Pedestal with votive hollow from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Barbara-stone pedestal from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with a hollow and three attachment holes in the top indicating that a votive object was originally fixed to it.

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Cornice inscription elevating Sol, Cautes, and Cautopates from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Three marble cornice fragments from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, bearing an inscription recording that the monument was elevated in the manner of Sol, in honour of Cautes and Cautopates.

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Torchbearer head with cloak from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Left marble relief fragment from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the head of a torchbearer, probably Cautopates, beside remnants of Mithras's flying cloak.

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Raven fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving a raven as part of a tauroctony scene.

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Sol and torchbearer corner with horizontal border from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left upper corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with the dressed bust of Sol in radiate crown above a horizontal rim, beneath which the head of a torchbearer, probably Cautopates.

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Cautopates relief fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the body of Cautopates; the upper head and both feet are lost.

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Jupiter Gigantomachy fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left upper corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting Jupiter with the thunderbolt in his raised right hand, identified as a scene from the Battle against the Giants.

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Small Phrygian head from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Small marble head in Phrygian cap from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio.

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Very small Phrygian head from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Very small marble head in Phrygian cap from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio.

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Pensive Cautopates fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the upper part of Cautopates supporting his head with his left hand in a pensive attitude.

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Sol and torchbearer corner from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left upper corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving part of the grotto's border, Sol's head, and below it a primitive torchbearer's head.

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Mithras's flying cloak fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble fragment of Mithras's flying cloak from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio.

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Raven on grotto border from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble relief fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the raven perched on the grotto's border with only two rays of Sol visible above.

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Tiny Phrygian-capped head from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Very small marble head in Phrygian cap from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio.

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Draped arm and leg fragments from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble fragments of draped arms and legs from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, belonging to unidentified cult statues within the sanctuary.

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Cautes statuette from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble statuette from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting Cautes raising the torch with both hands; head, right hand, and lower legs are lost.

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Marble hand with torch from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble left hand holding a torch from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, belonging to a statue of Cautes.

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Marble hand with dagger from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble right hand holding a dagger from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio — a fragment of a tauroctony statue or relief.

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Marble basin from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Small circular marble basin from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, probably used for libations or purification within the sanctuary.

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Marble hand with patera from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble right hand holding a patera from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio — a fragment of a cult statue performing a libation.

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