The New Mithraeum Database

Three fragments of a cone-shaped sandstone mortar with a handled rim, from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt

Two fragments of a large reddish sandstone basin from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt, its exterior decorated with the Zodiac including Gemini and Sagittarius

White sandstone statuette of Mercury from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt, standing in a shoulder cape, holding a purse and wearing wings in his hair

Red sandstone relief from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt depicting Mithras in Oriental dress approaching kneeling Sol with outstretched arms

Double-sided white sandstone relief from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt, with Mithraic imagery on both faces

Large red sandstone tauroctony relief from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt, mostly thrown into the river Main when the sanctuary was destroyed

These twin inscriptions found in the Mithraeum of Tazoult were dedicated by the legate Marcus Valerius Maximianus.

First Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Heddernheim (ancient Nida) in 1826, with finds preserved in the Städtisches Museum at Wiesbaden.

This relief is so well-known that it has been reproduced in nearly every handbook of archaeology and of history of religions.

Relief in red sandstone originally standing on a base in Mithraeum I at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, featuring the bull-slaying scene.

Since 1826, four mithraea have been found at Nida-Heddernheim.

In the tauroctony of Jabal al-Druze in Syria, the snake appears to be licking the head of the bull's penis.

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This Cautopates from Nida carries the usual downward torch in his right hand and a hooked stick in his left.

This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.

The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.