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The New Mithraeum Database

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Bronze raven on dagger from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Small bronze raven perched on a dagger from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio — a Mithraic grade symbol representing the corax, the lowest of the seven Mithraic initiation grades.

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Inscription of Iucundus dispensator from Sisak

Inscription from the area of the castellum at Sisak, ancient Siscia, recording that Iucundus, imperial dispensator of Pannonia Superior, built a portico and an aparatorium for Deo invicto Mithrae ex voto.

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Weathered tauroctony relief from Ruše

Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, badly weathered, depicting the bull-slaying in a grotto-like niche with cross-legged torchbearers on bases.

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Tauroctony relief with long-necked bull from Ruše

Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, depicting Mithras killing the bull in a grotto, notable for the unusually elongated neck of the bull; dog and serpent approach the wound, and the raven perches above.

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Inscription of Diadumenus from Virunum

White marble slab from the Zollfeld at Virunum, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Diadumenus, arcar(ius) of the imperial dispensator Nicolaus for the kingdom of Noricum.

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Tauroctony relief from Virunum

Three Italian marble fragments from the Zollfeld at Virunum, Noricum, forming a tauroctony relief; the iconography is well preserved and the use of imported Italian marble reflects the high status of the dedicants.

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Cult objects from Schachadorf

Small finds from the Mithraeum at Schachadorf, Noricum, comprising white stucco fragments, an iron dagger, a knife, and faunal remains of chicken, sheep, and pig.

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Sol bust from Strasbourg

Small bronze bust of Sol with five rays found at Strasbourg, ancient Argentoratum, during construction works in the 1860s–70s; associated with the Mithraic assemblage from the city.

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Aion statue fragment from Strasbourg

Upper portion of a sandstone statue from Strasbourg, ancient Argentoratum, showing a head surmounted by a serpent's head; the fragment probably belonged to an Aion.

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Mercury relief from Gimmeldingen

Sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen depicting a standing Mercury with caduceus and purse, accompanied by a ram and a cock; the head and upper caduceus are damaged.

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Cautes relief fragment from Gimmeldingen

Lower portion of a sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen, preserving a cross-legged torchbearer in a long cloak, probably Cautes.

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Cautopates statue from Neuenheim

Statue of Cautopates from Neuenheim, holding a downward torch with both hands, now in the Kurpfälzisches Museum at Heidelberg

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Rock-birth base from Neuenheim

Rocky base from the Mithraeum at Neuenheim probably originally supporting a representation of Mithras' rock-birth

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Multi-deity base from Neuenheim

Red sandstone base from the Mithraeum at Neuenheim with representations of deities on each of its four sides

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Torchbearer legs fragment from Wiesbaden

Fragment of a limestone altar from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, preserving the crossed legs of a torchbearer

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Minor cult objects from Rückingen

Miscellaneous objects from the Rückingen Mithraeum including stone balls, cult-vase fragments, lamps, and two candlesticks

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Two women's heads from Rückingen

Two sandstone relief fragments from Rückingen, each preserving a woman's head looking to the left

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Standing figure in niche from Rückingen

Sandstone relief fragment from Rückingen with an indistinct standing figure, probably a woman, in an arched niche

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Fragmentary sacred inscription from Rückingen

Fragmentary Latin inscription from Rückingen recording a dedication to a goddess whose name is only partially preserved

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Tauroctony relief from Rückingen

Sandstone Mithras relief discovered in 1950 near Rückingen, proving the existence of a Mithraeum there from the late second to early third century AD

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