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Tauroctony fragment with Sol and Cautopates from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left portion of a marble tauroctony relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving the bust of Sol and below it standing Cautopates with a downward torch, together with the bull's hind-leg and Mithras's right leg.

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Altar of the tabularius from statio Confluentes from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble altar fragment from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated by a tabularius et vilicus of the statio Confluentes, a customs station at the junction of Pannonia Inferior and Moesia.

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Marble water-basin from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Large marble water-basin on a column from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated with a central rosette; it probably stood near the entrance of the sanctuary.

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Altar of Epictetus and Viator to Fons Perennis from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble altar with akroteria from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, dedicated to Fonti perenni by Epictetus and Viator, vicarii of Quintus Sabinius Veranus, vilicus of the publicum portorium.

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Rock-birth statue with serpent from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Marble statue on base from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, depicting the naked Mithras entwined by a serpent as he emerges from the rock; the breast is damaged, and the head and arms are lost.

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Cautopates fragment from Mithraeum II, Ptuj

Left lower corner of a marble relief from Mithraeum II at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, preserving Cautopates with downward torch and a staff; not cross-legged; head, left arm, and left foot are lost.

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Cautopates base with weathered inscription from Ptuj

White marble base from Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, bearing a weathered inscription and the remnants of a downward-pointing torch, identifying the statue as Cautopates.

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Altar with Cautopates bust and ram heads from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble altar from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, decorated below the inscription with the dressed bust of Cautopates, a palm between two ram's heads above, and busts of Mithras on both lateral faces.

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Cautopates statue base from Mithraeum I, Ptuj

White marble base from Mithraeum I at Ptuj, ancient Poetovio, with an inscription and the preserved legs, garment, and torch of a Cautopates statue.

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Tauroctony relief with pensive Cautopates from Ruše

Marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, showing a grotto scene in which Cautopates holds the torch downward against the rocky ground and supports his head with his left hand in a pensive attitude; the upper left corner preserves a bust of Sol.

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Weathered tauroctony relief from Ruše

Small marble tauroctony relief from Ruše, Noricum, badly weathered, depicting the bull-slaying in a grotto-like niche with cross-legged torchbearers on bases.

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Rock-birth statue from Schachadorf

Conglomerate statue from a layer of fire debris in the Mithraeum at Schachadorf, Noricum, depicting a naked Mithras without Phrygian cap being born from the rock with upraised hands; a coiling serpent is visible below.

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Mithraeum at Schachadorf

Small rectangular Mithraic sanctuary (spelaeum 8.00 m long) found in 1935–36 in a gravel terrace at Schachadorf near Wartberg an der Krems, Noricum; the building is divided into a pronaos and an inner cult room, and shows traces of fire destruction.

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Cautopates statue from Neuenheim

Statue of Cautopates from Neuenheim, holding a downward torch with both hands, now in the Kurpfälzisches Museum at Heidelberg

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Altar dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae from Mainz

Two sandstone altar fragments from Mainz, ancient Mogontiacum, with a partially preserved dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae

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Statuette on base from Mithraeum III, Heddernheim

Fragment of a statuette on a sandstone base found in Mithraeum III at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, formerly in the Häberlin collection

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Mithraeum III at Heddernheim

Third Mithraic sanctuary found north-west of the cemetery at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, in 1887 and fully excavated by G. Wolff in 1890

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Seated lion from Heddernheim

Sandstone statue of a seated lion in attacking posture, from Mithraeum I at Heddernheim, ancient Nida, with its hindmost part lost

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Foundation deposits from the Mithraeum of Friedberg

Ritual coin deposits beneath sanctuary bases helping date the Mithraeum to the late second century A.D.

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Terracotta offertory plate from Friedberg

Ritual terracotta offering plate decorated with a serpent and traces of white paint from the Friedberg Mithraeum.

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