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Second tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf area, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of Mithras's body, the head, and parts of the bull are lost.

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Large tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a large sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of the god's body, his head, the end of the tail, and the scorpion are lost.

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Altar of Aurelius Statorius to Petra Genetrix from Schwadorf

Inscription from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Petrae genetrici dei — the rock that gives birth to the god — by Aurelius Statorius.

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Altar from Vienna

Limestone altar from Vienna, ancient Vindobona in Pannonia Superior, found in 1896 together with two terracotta lamps; the dedicant and full text are not known from the summary description.

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Altar of Secundinus from Sopron

Marble altar fragment from the Mithraeum at Sopron, ancient Scarabantia, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by a dedicant whose name includes Secundinus.

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Fragmentary inscription from Pregrade

Fragmentary inscription from Pregrade, Pannonia Superior, preserving only the end of a dedicant's name (-rentianus) and the closing formula.

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Altar of Marcianus from Pohanica

Sandstone altar with akroteria from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcianus; the frame bears two outward-pointing darts as a decorative motif.

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Altar of Metilius Iustinianus from Pohanica

Sandstone altar with akroteria from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Metilius Iustinianus; the sculptor initially misspelt the name Justianus before correcting it.

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Mithraeum at Pohanica

Small Mithraic sanctuary found in the slope of a ravine called Zlodjer (Devil's Ditch) at Ober-Pohanica near Zdole, Noricum; the finds are among the finest marble Mithraic sculpture from the eastern Alpine provinces.

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Column dedicated to Cautes by Albius Atticus and Albius Avitus from Teurnia

Column found at Sankt Peter in Holz, ancient Teurnia in Noricum, dedicated to Cautes by Lucius Albius Atticus and Caius Albius Avitus — probably father and son — making it a rare joint family dedication to a Mithraic torchbearer.

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Fruit offering from Linz

Carbonised plant remains (4,210 g) from the third room of the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia, comprising vine, prunes, hedge- and cornelberries, apple pips, walnuts, and millet; interpreted as a ritual food offering to the god.

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Altar of Tiberius Iulius Ursalus from Linz

Two-fragment stone altar from the Mithraeum at Linz, ancient Lentia in Noricum, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae sacrum by Tiberius Iulius Ursalus, a veteran, for himself and his family.

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Inscription of Tetto and Sextus from Günzburg

Fragmentary inscription from Günzburg, ancient Guntia in Raetia, recording a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae by two dedicants, Tetto and a companion whose name begins Sex-.

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Possible Mithraeum at Nyon

Underground oblong room at Nyon, ancient Colonia Iulia Equestris, situated on the edge of a second Forum dating to the second half of the first century AD, with a series of pillars along the side walls consistent with Mithraic architecture; its interpretation as a Mithraeum remains tentative…

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Serpent-vase from Windisch

Dark-red clay vase from the refuse pit of the Roman camp at Windisch, ancient Vindonissa, with three handles each encircled by a coiling serpent; a vessel type closely associated with Mithraic ritual.

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Snake-vases from Augst

Serpent-vases (Schlangengefässe) attested at Augst, ancient Augusta Rauricorum, a ceramic type commonly associated with Mithraic cult assemblages in the Rhine provinces.

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Deity inscriptions on hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen

The six divine names inscribed on the bronze hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen — Iovi, Neptuni, Minervae, Mercurio, Matribus, Matroni — reflecting the polytheistic religious landscape of the Mithraic community at this site.

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Six bronze hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen

Set of six triangular bronze votive hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen, each inscribed with the name of a deity: Iovi, Neptuni, Minervae, Mercurio, Matribus, and Matroni; forming a unique ensemble of polytheistic dedications within a Mithraic context.

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Swine relief from Thun-Allmendingen

Fragmentary limestone relief from Thun-Allmendingen of the same dimensions as the bull relief, depicting a swine; both may have formed part of the sanctuary's ritual décor.

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Human skull deposit from Königshoffen

A skull and two human femora, the lower jaw missing, recovered from a small circular pit within the Mithraeum at Königshoffen; interpreted by Cumont as a parallel to ritual deposits of human remains in other Oriental sanctuaries on the Janiculum.

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