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Fire-basin of Marcus Bellius from Königshoffen

Square sandstone fire-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, found with remnants of pitch still adhering to its interior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcus Bellius.

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Altar of Secundus from Königshoffen

Altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated in honour of the Domus Divina to Deo invicto Mithrae by a dedicant whose name is partially preserved and may be read as Secundus or Secundinus.

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Reused altar fragment from Königshoffen

Red sandstone altar fragments from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, reused as a step or threshold in the sanctuary's third building phase, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Altar fragment of Caius Iulius from Königshoffen

Upper left corner of a sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, preserving the beginning of a dedication to Deo invicto by Caius Iulius; the rest is lost.

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Altar of Primus from Königshoffen

Sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated to Deo invicto by a dedicant whose name begins Primu[s]; the remainder of the text is fragmentary.

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Rock-birth base fragment with serpent from Königshoffen

Dark red sandstone fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving part of a rock base with a serpent's tail; the white-painted front suggests a rock-birth composition.

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Rock-birth relief fragment from Königshoffen

Small sandstone relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving a naked male figure from the thighs to the head, possibly part of a rock-birth scene.

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Fragmentary altar inscription from Königshoffen

Fragmentary altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae and a partially legible dedicant's name beginning with C.

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Thigh and grape-cluster fragment from Königshoffen

Stone fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen preserving a human thigh against which a hand holds a bunch of grapes; probably part of a larger sculptural group.

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Inscribed base fragment from Königshoffen

Upper corner of a sandstone base from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen bearing a fragmentary inscription in which the word Leo is legible, suggesting a Mithraic grade dedication.

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Tauroctony relief from Corniculum

Marble relief showing Mithras slaying the bull inside a vaulted cave accompanied by Sol, Luna and the torchbearers.

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Torchbearer relief fragment from near Nomento, Via Nomentana

A white marble relief fragment found with its companion piece near Nomento on the Via Nomentana, showing only the lower body of a cross-legged torchbearer in a short tunic, now in the storerooms of the Museo Nazionale in Rome.

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Cippus inscription of Q. Hostilius Euplastus the Leo, Via Salaria, Rome

A cippus found in a vineyard near the Via Salaria by the Coemeterium Priscillae outside Rome, inscribed by Q. Hostilius Euplastus, a leo of the Mithraic mysteries, dedicating a gift to the god.

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Tauroctony group with torchbearers in one piece, Rome

A small tauroctony group once in the collection of the sculptor Antonio d'Este in Rome, depicting Mithras as a bullkiller with the two torchbearers, the entire composition carved from a single piece of stone.

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Tauroctony relief with Mithras grasping the bull's horns from Rome

Tauroctony relief formerly in the house of the Alterii near S. Marco in Rome, now of unknown whereabouts, described by Gruterus as showing Mithras pressing both knees onto the bull and grasping its horns with the knife in the shoulder, with scorpion, serpent, raven, Sol and Luna…

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Red ware dish fragment with tauroctony from Rome

Fragment of a red ware dish from Rome, now in the Akademisches Kunstmuseum at Bonn, with a representation of Mithras as a bull-killer sitting astride the bull with a flying cloak.

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Altar of Ralonius Diadumenus from Rome

Marble altar from Rome with a dedication to Sol Invictus Mithras by Ralonius Diadumenus.

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Marble base of L. Arrius Rufinus from Rome

Marble base found in the church of S. Thomas on the Monte Caelio in Rome, with a brief dedication to Sol Invictus by L. Arrius Rufinus.

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Marble base of P. Pomponius Clitus from Rome

Small marble base with a votive dedication to Sol Invictus by P. Pomponius Clitus, from Rome.

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Altar of P. Aelius Amandus from Rome

Marble altar in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, bearing a bust of Sol and a dedication by P. Aelius Amandus, a soldier of the equites singulares Augusti, in fulfilment of a vow on receiving his honourable discharge, dated to 158 A.D.

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