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Mitreo di Santa Prisca

The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.

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Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Pautalia

Marble tauroctony relief from the surroundings of Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, depicting the bull-slaying with torchbearers and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony lower portion from Pautalia

Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, preserving only the lower half of the bull-slaying scene with partially visible legs of the torchbearers.

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Inscription from Transdierna

Fragmentary inscription from Transdierna, Moesia Superior, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Coins and bronze bell from Thun-Allmendingen

Deposit of 1,200 coins spanning Augustus to Constantine and a small bronze bell from Thun-Allmendingen, representing the longest chronological range of any coin assemblage from a Mithraic context in Germania.

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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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Mercury hand fragment from Thun-Allmendingen

Limestone left hand holding a caduceus from Thun-Allmendingen, belonging to a statue of Mercury associated with the possible Mithraeum.

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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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Bull relief from Thun-Allmendingen

Large limestone relief from Thun-Allmendingen depicting a bull walking to the left; the head is lost. At approximately 2.91 × 2.43 m one of the largest single-animal reliefs from a Mithraic context.

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Torchbearer heads from Thun-Allmendingen

Two small limestone heads in Phrygian caps from the Stockhorn Mountains near Thun-Allmendingen, each approximately fist-sized, probably belonging to statues of the torchbearers.

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Miscellaneous fragments from Dieburg

Various altar and base fragments, two sandstone balls, and two millstone fragments from the Mithraeum at Dieburg

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Fragmentary Mithras dedication from Dieburg

Small fragmentary inscription from the Mithraeum at Dieburg preserving only the abbreviated dedication D(eo) i(nvicto) M(ithrae)

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Reused altar with Mithras dedication from Dieburg

Red sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Dieburg that had been reused, its original inscription obliterated and replaced with a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae

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Head in Phrygian cap from Dieburg

Small red sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Dieburg preserving a head in a Phrygian cap

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Base with foot and club from Dieburg

Two yellow sandstone fragments from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, comprising a base with a foot and another piece with part of a garment and a club

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Animal forepart from Dieburg

Small yellow sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Dieburg showing the foremost part of an animal, probably a dog or ram, with head turned right

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Mercury base with tortoise from Dieburg

Red sandstone base of a Mercury statue from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, preserving only the tortoise attribute at the god's feet

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Mercury statue from Dieburg

Twenty-three fragments of a yellow sandstone statue of Mercury from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, dressed in a short mantle and holding a caduceus

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Head in pointed cap from Dieburg

Head in red sandstone from the Mithraeum at Dieburg wearing an oblong pointed cap, possibly Mithras, a torchbearer, or Phrygia

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