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Swine relief from Thun-Allmendingen

Fragmentary limestone relief from Thun-Allmendingen of the same dimensions as the bull relief, depicting a swine; both may have formed part of the sanctuary's ritual décor.

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Bull relief from Thun-Allmendingen

Large limestone relief from Thun-Allmendingen depicting a bull walking to the left; the head is lost. At approximately 2.91 × 2.43 m one of the largest single-animal reliefs from a Mithraic context.

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Torchbearer heads from Thun-Allmendingen

Two small limestone heads in Phrygian caps from the Stockhorn Mountains near Thun-Allmendingen, each approximately fist-sized, probably belonging to statues of the torchbearers.

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Inscription fragment from Gran

Two fragments of a sandstone inscription from Gran in the Vosges, dated to the late second century, recording a dedication to Soli deo invicto by a servant of the dedicant, with possible mention of a portico and columns.

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Double-sided relief from Beihingen

Sandstone plate from Beihingen in the Neckar valley, depicting on one side a youth in Oriental dress with a bow in an arched niche, and on the other a corresponding figure; both may represent torchbearers or Mithraic grades.

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Aion relief from Kindenheim

Sandstone slab from Kindenheim, Germania Superior, depicting a standing winged Aion with traces of a lion's mane on the breast and objects in both hands; the head and part of the body are damaged.

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Second lion from Brumath

Second sandstone lion from Brumath, ancient Brocomagus, of uncertain Mithraic attribution; larger than the inscribed companion piece.

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Tree-decorated altar from Rottenburg am Neckar

Sandstone altar found together with the Vocco altar at Rottenburg am Neckar, ancient Solicinium, bearing a fragmentary dedication and decorated with trees on its lateral faces.

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Tauroctony relief from Fellbach

Large grey sandstone tauroctony relief from Fellbach near Cannstatt, depicting the bull-slaying in a vaulted grotto with torchbearers, Sol, Luna, and subsidiary Mithraic scenes along the border.

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Altar of Sextus Iulius Florus Victorinus from Murrhardt

Large votive altar from Murrhardt, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Sextus Iulius Florus Victorinus, tribune of Cohors XXIV Voluntariorum civium Romanorum, recording the full restoration of a Mithraic temple from its foundations.

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Altar of Nasellius Proclianus from Recking

Altar found at Recking near Heilbronn in 1615, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Publius Nasellius Proclianus, centurion of Legio VIII Augusta, who is also attested as dedicant of altars to Apollo Pythius and Fortuna.

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Tauroctony relief from Hölzern

Badly damaged red sandstone relief from Hölzern, Germania Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene; possibly forming part of the border zone of a larger composition.

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Altar of Caius Atulius Maior from Lengfeld

Inscribed altar from Lengfeld near Aschaffenburg dedicated to Numini augusto deo invicto by Caius Atulius Maior ex voto

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Altar of Lucius Trougillus from Lengfeld

Large inscribed altar from Lengfeld near Aschaffenburg dedicated to Numini augusto Soli deo invicto by Lucius Trougillus ex voto

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Head in Phrygian cap from Rothselberg

Stone head in a Phrygian cap found near Rothselberg in 1894, preserved in the Historisches Museum der Pfalz at Speyer, looking upwards

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Tauroctony fragment from Rockenhausen

Grey limestone relief fragment from Rockenhausen found at the Pfingstborn spring, preserving part of the bull-slaying scene

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Four-deity relief from Dieburg

Fragment of a red sandstone relief found in the Frankfurterstrasse at Dieburg, depicting four divine busts in the upper corner of the composition

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Miscellaneous fragments from Dieburg

Various altar and base fragments, two sandstone balls, and two millstone fragments from the Mithraeum at Dieburg

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Altar of Deo Mercurio from Dieburg

Small yellow-red sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg dedicated to Deo sancto Mercurio

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Reused altar with Mithras dedication from Dieburg

Red sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg that had been reused, its original inscription obliterated and replaced with a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae

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