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Altar of Valerianus dedicated to Cocidius and the Genius from the Housesteads Mithraeum

An altar found in 1822 at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), recording a vow fulfilled by Valerianus, a soldier of the Sixth Victrix Legion, to Cocidius and the Genius of the garrison.

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Altar dedicated to Mars and Victoria from the Housesteads area

An altar found in 1898 in the east part of the sanctuary at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), bearing a dedication to Mars and Victoria, possibly belonging to an adjacent shrine rather than the Mithraeum itself.

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Inscription of Litorius Pacatianus, beneficiarius, from the Housesteads Mithraeum

An altar with a praefericulum on the right side and a patera on the left, found at the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads) in 1822, recording a vow fulfilled to Sol Invictus Mithras Saecularis by Litorius Pacatianus, beneficiarius consulis, for himself and his family…

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Inscription of Publius Proculinus, centurion, 252 A.D., from the Housesteads Mithraeum

An altar found in 1822 at the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), recording a vow fulfilled to Sol Invictus Mithras Saecularis by Publius Proculinus, centurion, for himself and his son Proculus, during the consulship of Gallus and Volusianus in 252 A.D…

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Ceramic finds indicating fire destruction at the Housesteads Mithraeum

Ceramic finds from both excavations of the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), comprising red and thin black-glazed pottery fragments together with a silver coin of Faustina Minor, indicating the sanctuary was in use before 253 A.D. and was most likely destroyed by fire…

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Group of altars from the Housesteads Mithraeum

A group of four altars from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads): two found in 1822 bearing inscriptions Nos. 863 and 864, and two more found in 1898, one dedicated to Mars and Victoria (No. 865) and one to Cocidius (No. 866), the last possibly belonging to an adjacent shrine…

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Inscription of Herion dedicated to Sol from the Housesteads Mithraeum

The inscription on the altar No. 858 from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), recording a vow willingly and with merit fulfilled by Herion to Sol.

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Altar with Sol bust from the Housesteads Mithraeum

An altar found in the north-east corner of the main room of the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads) in 1822, bearing on its capital the bust of Sol in a crown of seven rays and the inscription No. 859.

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Limestone statue of Cautes from the Housesteads Mithraeum

A limestone statue from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), depicting Cautes in Eastern attire and cross-legged, raising his torch.

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Limestone statue of Cautopates from the Housesteads Mithraeum

A limestone statue from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), depicting Cautopates in Eastern attire standing cross-legged on a base and pointing his torch downwards, with head lost.

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Limestone statue of Aion from the Housesteads Mithraeum

A limestone statue from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), representing a standing male figure in short tunic with bare legs and feet, arms held tight along the body with clenched fists once holding attributes now lost, with part of a snake on his right arm…

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Limestone tauroctony relief from the Housesteads Mithraeum

A large limestone tauroctony relief in several fragments from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), the vaulted main fragment showing Mithras slaying the bull with Cautes raising his torch beside the bull's foreleg, a crescent of Luna in the upper corner…

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Ritual vessels and iron objects from the Carrawburgh Mithraeum

Ritual vessels and iron objects from the Mithraeum at Procolitia (modern Carrawburgh), including containers for votive offerings, cups, cooking-pots, platters, mortaria and jars, and iron implements comprising an altar-shovel, thatch-hook, mounting and candlestick…

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Marble torso of Oceanus from the Walbrook Mithraeum, London

A fragment of a white marble statue from the Mithraeum at Walbrook in London, preserving the naked torso of a reclining figure with long hair and beard, with the end of a staff visible near his left shoulder, identified as Oceanus.

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Marble statue of Bonus Eventus from the Walbrook Mithraeum, London

A white marble statue from the Mithraeum at Walbrook in London, depicting Bonus Eventus standing in a long hanging cloak, leaning on a ship's stem, holding a cornucopia against his shoulder and a patera above a burning altar from the back of which a…

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Altar of A. Pompeius Abascantus dedicated to Sol from Badalona

An altar from Baetulo (modern Badalona) in Hispania Citerior, carved in a rock on a hill facing east opposite the town, recording a dedication to Sol Deus by A. Pompeius Abascantus.

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Inscription of Q. Mamilius Capitolinus to Jupiter, Sol Invictus and Liber Pater from Astorga

An inscription from Asturica (modern Astorga), found beneath three military standards, recording a dedication to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Sol Invictus and Liber Pater by Q. Mamilius Capitolinus, juridical legate and later prefect of the Treasury of Saturn…

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Sculptural fragments with foot and lion head from the Mérida Mithraeum

Sculptural fragments from the Mithraeum at Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida), comprising a naked foot beside tree-trunk remnants and fragments of a marble seat or table decorated with an acanthus-leaf from which emerge the head and neck of a lion.

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Marble statue of a standing woman in chiton from Mérida (No. 790)

A marble statue from Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida), depicting a standing woman in a long chiton, now in the museum at Mérida, with head lost.

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Marble statue of a standing woman in chiton from Mérida (No. 789)

A marble statue found at Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida) in 1913, depicting a standing woman in a long chiton, now in the museum at Mérida, with head lost.

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