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Marble base for Fons Aeternus from Apulum

Large marble base from near Kutyamál at Apulum, Dacia, dedicated ex iussu dei Apollinis and naming the Fons Aeternus — the eternal spring — by Ulpius Proculinus, speculator of Legio XIII Gemina.

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Base with Bacchic vine from Apulum

Limestone base from near the Kutyamál vineyard south of the fortress at Apulum, Dacia, decorated with Bacchic vine scrolls and grapes at the top.

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Torso with bull's head from Apulum

Limestone statue torso from the Mithraeum at Apulum, Dacia, found with the preceding piece, depicting a person in Oriental dress carrying a bull's head in his left hand; head, arms, and legs are lost.

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Mithraeum IV at Aquincum

Fourth Mithraic sanctuary discovered near the southern town-wall of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between a rectangular building and an apsidal structure; excavated in 1941–42 and yielding the most complete sculptural assemblage from the city.

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Lion with ox head from Mithraeum III, Aquincum

Sandstone statue from near Mithraeum III at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, depicting a lion to the right with an open frontal mouth, holding an ox head between its forefeet with a red-painted tongue.

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Mithraeum III at Aquincum

Third Mithraic sanctuary at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between the Amphitheatre and the Krempelmühle, attested by five altars and a decorated mosaic; the building itself is not fully known.

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Mithraeum II at Aquincum

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Altofen in 1888, Pannonia Inferior; rectangular (15.03 × 7.06 m) and raised two metres above ground, with benches and a cult niche; one of the most fully excavated Mithraea from the Danubian region.

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Cautopates statue from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Two sandstone fragments from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, comprising a base with one leg and a downward torch, and a Phrygian-capped head of Cautopates; probably stood at the beginning of the benches alongside the Cautes statue.

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Mithraeum IV at Ptuj

Fourth Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, at Zgornji Breg in 1937; the sanctuary (c.14 × 7 m) is oriented west–east with the standard corridor and bench division, an altar before the cult niche, and a water-basin in the pronaos.

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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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Woman's head with wreath from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Fragment of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving a woman's head adorned with a wreath; probably a secondary deity from the sanctuary's sculptural programme.

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Marble plate with vine ornament from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Upper portion of a marble plate from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated with a central stem flanked by leaf motifs and a small twig — a purely decorative element from the sanctuary.

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Marble water-basin from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Large marble water-basin on a column from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated with a central rosette; it probably stood near the entrance of the sanctuary.

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Coin deposit from Schachadorf

Deposit of twenty-three coins from the Mithraeum at Schachadorf, Noricum, spanning from Claudius II to Valentinianus II and providing a terminus for the sanctuary's use.

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Mithraeum at Schachadorf

Small rectangular Mithraic sanctuary (spelaeum 8.00 m long) found in 1935–36 in a gravel terrace at Schachadorf near Wartberg an der Krems, Noricum; the building is divided into a pronaos and an inner cult room, and shows traces of fire destruction.

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Vulcanus and Minerva relief from Gimmeldingen

Sandstone relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen preserving the upper bodies of two standing deities: a bearded male, possibly Vulcanus, and a helmeted Minerva with lance.

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Lying lion from Wiesbaden

Small red sandstone statuette of a lying lion from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, with snout and hindquarters broken off

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Cautopates relief from Wiesbaden

Sandstone relief from Wiesbaden, ancient Aquae Mattiacae, found in a subterranean room in 1858, depicting Cautopates in Oriental dress holding a downward torch

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Tauroctony relief from Mainz

Fragment of a white sandstone tauroctony relief from Mainz, ancient Mogontiacum, found reused in the wall of a house in 1864

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Multi-figure relief assemblage from Rückingen

Group of sandstone relief fragments from Rückingen depicting multiple deities including a male head identified as Hercules

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