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Altar of Carrawburgh by Aulus Cluentius

One of the three altars to Mithras found at the Mithraeum of Carrawburgh fort.

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Inscription votum pusuit from Tomis

Fragmentary inscription from Tomis, Moesia Inferior, preserving only the garbled closing formula votum pusuit (for posuit).

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Inscription of a naucleros from Drmno

Inscription from Drmno, Moesia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by a naucleros — a ship-owner or navigator — who arranged the erection of the monument.

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Mithraeum at Sárkeszi

Mithraic sanctuary found at Sárkeszi near Székesfehérvár, Pannonia Inferior, in a place called Ságvölgyi; yielding altars, tauroctony reliefs, and cult objects.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Zsámbék

Fragment of a Mithras relief from Zsámbék near Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, showing seven altars alternated with trees — a processional or decorative border rather than a main tauroctony scene.

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Altar of Sextus Masclinus from Sankt Johann

Small altar found in 1843 at Sankt Johann in the Saan valley, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Sextus Masclinus.

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Human skull deposit from Königshoffen

A skull and two human femora, the lower jaw missing, recovered from a small circular pit within the Mithraeum at Königshoffen; interpreted by Cumont as a parallel to ritual deposits of human remains in other Oriental sanctuaries on the Janiculum.

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Altar of Secundus from Königshoffen

Altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated in honour of the Domus Divina to Deo invicto Mithrae by a dedicant whose name is partially preserved and may be read as Secundus or Secundinus.

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Altar of Gittonius Pippausus to Deus Cissonius from Königshoffen

Altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated to Deo Cissonio — a Celtic god identified with Mercury — by Gittonius Pippausus; the dedicant's Celtic name may be etymologically connected to that of the deity.

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Altar of Matto Gnati from Königshoffen

Altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated in honour of the Domus Divina to Deo invicto Mithrae by Matto, son of Gnatus.

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Dedicatory inscription fragment from Königshoffen

Fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen recording a dedication in honour of the Domus Divina to Deo invicto Mithrae; only the opening formula is preserved.

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Fragmentary altar inscription from Königshoffen

Fragmentary altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae and a partially legible dedicant's name beginning with C.

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Tauroctony from Dragus

The tauroctonic relief from Dragus includes a naked flying figure that Vermaseren has identified as Phosporus or Lucifer.

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Tauroctony fragment from Turda

White marble tauroctony fragment from Turda, Dacia, preserved in the Deva Museum, showing only the forepart of Mithras killing the bull with the god's snout.

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Rock-birth base with serpent from Sarmizegetusa

White marble rocky base encircled by a serpent from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, probably the base of a rock-birth group.

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Altar of Lucius Domitius Primanus from Sarmizegetusa

Inscription from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto by Lucius Domitius Primanus.

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Fragmentary Mithras altar from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of an altar from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Column top to Soli invicto Mithrae from Sarmizegetusa

Upper portion of a white marble column from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, bearing the abbreviated dedication to Soli invicto Mithrae.

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Altar of Cornelius Cornelianus from Sarmizegetusa

Inscription from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Cornelius Cornelianus ex voto.

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Tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa

Marble tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, in the Deva Museum, depicting Mithras killing the bull; one of several reliefs attributed to the Sarmizegetusa sanctuary that were found elsewhere.

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