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Tauroctony relief from Kabyle

Small weathered arched tauroctony relief from the ruins of ancient Kabyle near Yambol, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Fragmentary Greek inscription from Sinitovo

Fragmentary Greek inscription from Sinitovo, Thracia, preserving only the epithet epekooi — the listening one — and a partially legible name beginning with Audios.

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Sol and Luna upper panel from Sinitovo

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief found between Sinitovo and Tatar-Bazardjik, Thracia, preserving only the upper portion with the busts of Sol and Luna; the Greek inscription in the border names the dedicant.

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Tauroctony relief from Bessapara

Marble tauroctony relief from Elli Dere near Tatar-Bazardjik, ancient Bessapara in Thracia, with the upper part broken off; the lower portion preserves the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Virovsko

Limestone tauroctony relief from Virovsko near Vratsa, Thracia, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and raven, flanked by torchbearers, with Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony relief from Iarlovtsi

Weathered marble tauroctony relief from Iarlovtsi near Trn, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying with dog, serpent, and the busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners.

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Cautopates relief from Debeli-Lak

Marble relief fragment from near Debeli-Lak, Thracia, depicting Cautopates in Oriental dress holding the torch downwards with both hands, not cross-legged; head, shoulder, and feet are lost.

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Tauroctony fragment from Radomir

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from near Radomir, Thracia, depicting the foremost part of the bull and the lower body of a cross-legged torchbearer.

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Tauroctony relief from Scythia Minor

Nine fragments of a white marble tauroctony relief from Scythia Minor, Moesia Inferior, probably from somewhere within the province; the standard bull-slaying scene is preserved in part.

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Tauroctony relief from Dionysopolis

Sandstone tauroctony relief from Balcic, ancient Dionysopolis in Moesia Inferior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene; the attribution to Dionysopolis rather than another site is disputed.

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Altar of Quintus Lucilius Piscinus from Tropaeum Traiani

Limestone altar from Tropaeum Traiani, Moesia Inferior, dedicated in honour of the Domus Divina to Soli invicto sacrum by Quintus Lucilius Piscinus, centurion of Legio I Italica.

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Tauroctony relief from Callatis

Three white marble tauroctony fragments from Gànt la Mangalia, ancient Callatis in Moesia Inferior, depicting part of the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Second altar of Horimos from Tirgușor

Small sandstone altar with red-painted lettering from the Mithraeum at Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, dedicated by Horimos to the god Caute; the last letters of the inscription are uncertain.

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Small altar of Horimos from Tirgușor

Small sandstone altar with red-painted lettering from the Mithraeum at Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, dedicated to the god by Horimos.

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Tauroctony with upraised torches from Tirgușor

Sandstone tauroctony relief with pediment from the Mithraeum at Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, depicting the bull-slaying with two cross-legged torchbearers both holding their torches upraised and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners; no dog or scorpion.

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Base of Flavius Horimos from Tirgușor

Limestone base from the Mithraeum at Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, bearing a Greek inscription dedicated to the invincible Mithras by Flavius Horimos.

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Mithraeum at Tirgușor

Small Mithraic sanctuary discovered in 1958 in the grotto called Adam near Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, about 30 km from Constanța; the monuments are remarkable for their Greek inscriptions.

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Serpent fragment from Kirk-Bunar

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Kirk-Bunar near the monastery of St. Petka, Moesia Inferior, preserving part of the creeping serpent as proof of a bull-slaying composition.

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Sol's biga fragment from Acbunar

Marble relief fragment from Acbunar, Moesia Inferior, preserving the foremost part of two horses — probably from a scene of Sol's biga — with remnants of an inscription below.

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Tauroctony upper panel from Acbunar

Upper portion of a yellowish marble tauroctony in two fragments from Acbunar, Moesia Inferior, preserving the divine busts of Sol and Luna in the upper register.

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