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Tauroctony grotto border from Székesfehérvár

Fragment of a limestone tauroctony relief from Székesfehérvár, Pannonia Inferior, preserving only the border of the grotto in which Mithras kills the bull; the greater part of the god and bull are lost.

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Mantle-draped youth statue from Carnuntum

Marble statue from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, depicting a standing youth with a large mantle draped over his left shoulder and arm; head, right arm, and most of the legs are lost.

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Tauroctony relief with raven on cloak from Stix-Neusiedl

White marble tauroctony relief from Stix-Neusiedl, Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull with the raven perched on the rim of the god's flying cloak — an unusual detail placing the raven on the cloak rather than on the grotto border…

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Altar of Aelius Aurelianus for Severus Alexander from Mithraeum III, Ptuj

Marble altar from Mithraeum III at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae for the welfare of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander and the Domus Divina by Aelius Aurelianus; dated AD 222–235.

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Sol and torchbearer corner with horizontal border from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left upper corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with the dressed bust of Sol in radiate crown above a horizontal rim, beneath which the head of a torchbearer, probably Cautopates.

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Jupiter Gigantomachy fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left upper corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting Jupiter with the thunderbolt in his raised right hand, identified as a scene from the Battle against the Giants.

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Sol and torchbearer corner from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left upper corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving part of the grotto's border, Sol's head, and below it a primitive torchbearer's head.

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Jupiter and Hercules relief from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting standing Jupiter with sceptre and thunderbolt beside standing Hercules with the Hesperides' fruit and club — a divine pair with Mithraic associations.

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Marble lion with swine's head from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble lion from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, holding a swine's head under its left fore-leg — a sacrificial animal pairing associated with the Mithraic lion grade.

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Luna in biga fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Right lower corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the border of the grotto and, outside it, Luna in a two-horse chariot holding a whip; only the horses' heads are shown.

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Tauroctony relief with raven from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

White marble tauroctony relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting Mithras in Oriental dress killing the bull with a girdle and the raven perched on the grotto's border.

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Memorial inscription of Primitivos from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

Inscription from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, set up by Primitivos, contrascrip of the imperial procurator Caius Antonius Rufus, in memory of Hyacinthus — probably the founder of the sanctuary.

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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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Animal bones from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Animal bones, principally of birds, found in pit g at Mithraeum III, Heddernheim, ancient Nida, evidence of ritual feasting

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Cult objects and coins from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Assemblage of lamps, keys, torches, an iron knife, pottery, glass fragments, and five coins from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida

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Iron bell from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Iron ritual bell from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, likely used during cult ceremonies

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Iron box from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Small iron box with hinges and bronze nails from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida

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Standing figure in jack-boots from Heddernheim

Three basalt fragments of a standing figure in jack-boots from Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, with traces of red paint on the loin-cloth

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Statuette on base from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Fragment of a statuette on a sandstone base found in Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, formerly in the Häberlin collection

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Basalt podium blocks from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Two basalt blocks walled into the podium of Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, which supported decorative sandstone bases

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