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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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Tauroctony relief from Augst

Small limestone tauroctony relief from Augst, ancient Augusta Rauricorum, depicting the bull-slaying with dog and scorpion, flanked by cross-legged torchbearers in Oriental dress; Cautes holds a pedum alongside the upraised torch.

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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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Aion relief from Kindenheim

Sandstone slab from Kindenheim, Germania Superior, depicting a standing winged Aion with traces of a lion's mane on the breast and objects in both hands; the head and part of the body are damaged.

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Fragmentary inscription from Fellbach

Fragmentary inscription from Fellbach, Germania Superior, preserving only the abbreviated name of Mithras.

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Vassa decem graffito from Rheinzabern

Fragmentary graffito from Rheinzabern, ancient Tabernae, preserving only the words vassa decem, a reference to ten cult vessels dedicated to Mithras.

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Inscription of Tertius Rustici from Rheinzabern

Inscription from Rheinzabern, ancient Tabernae, in which Tertius, slave of Rusticus, records a dedication of ten cult vessels to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Tauroctony relief from Hölzern

Badly damaged red sandstone relief from Hölzern, Germania Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene; possibly forming part of the border zone of a larger composition.

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Altar of Lucius Vitruvius Quintus from Lobenfeld

Inscribed altar from Lobenfeld dedicated to Deo invicto by Lucius Vitruvius Quintus

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Head in Phrygian cap from Rothselberg

Stone head in a Phrygian cap found near Rothselberg in 1894, preserved in the Historisches Museum der Pfalz at Speyer, looking upwards

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Torchbearer head from Rockenhausen

Head in Phrygian cap with long hair found at Rockenhausen together with the tauroctony fragment, probably belonging to a torchbearer

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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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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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Diademed woman bust from Dieburg

Bust of a diademed woman in red sandstone from the Mithraeum at Dieburg, probably representing Juno

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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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Hercules and the Nemean lion from Dieburg

Yellow sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Dieburg depicting Hercules standing with the Nemean lion

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