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Hollow edicola near altar K in the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale

A small hollow edicola of simple square structure near altar K, with an opening for lamp offerings, from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale at Ostia.

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Sol Invictus inscription from Ager Albanus

Inscription dedicated to Sol pro salute et reditu et victoria, with Tato as pater sacrorum, from the Ager Albanus.

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Relief fragment from Tivoli

Fragment of a relief showing Mithras as bull-killer with unusual eagle-headed dagger handle and Sol in a quadriga, from Tivoli (ancient Tibur), known only through an inaccurate engraving by Barbault.

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Marble head from Cyrene

Marble head with locks of hair and Phrygian cap, probably depicting Mithras as bull-killer, found under the threshold of the Iseum at Cyrene.

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Wall paintings from the Mithraeum of Santa Prisca

Two painted decorative phases from the Santa Prisca Mithraeum whose figures became clearer after later conservation work.

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Relief of a wounded bull from Rome

Fragmentary relief from the area of the Porticus of Pompey once interpreted as Mithraic but later identified as a representation of Victoria.

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Inscription of Alfenius Ceionius Iulianus Kamenius from Rome

Monumental inscription honouring the senator and Mithraic pater Kamenius together with his numerous priestly offices and initiatory roles.

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Dedication by Apollonius Tetes Syras from Rome

Marble inscription discovered near the Via Cupa mentioning an offering to the invincible Mithras by Apollonius Tetes Syras of Marcianopolis.

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Zodiacal bronze plaques from Ostia

Series of small bronze plaques depicting zodiac signs and planetary figures discovered in Ostia and possibly connected with the decoration of a Mithraic sanctuary.

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Mithraic relief from Ostia

Relief featuring an enigmatic agricultural implement interpreted either as a scythe or an early type of plough.

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Inscription of Luccei Felicis proc. from Sarmizegetusa

Fragmentary inscription from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, recording a dedication by a freedman for the welfare of Marcus Lucceius Felix, procurator Augusti.

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Tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa

Marble tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, found at Zám and subsequently in various private collections; depicting the standard bull-slaying.

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Tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa

Marble tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, in the Deva Museum, depicting Mithras killing the bull; one of several reliefs attributed to the Sarmizegetusa sanctuary that were found elsewhere.

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Tauroctony from Coll. Géza Kuun from Sarmizegetusa

Bluish marble tauroctony fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, formerly in the collection of Count Géza Kuun at Mintia, preserving Mithras killing the bull.

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Trapezium tauroctony from Lugoj collection

White marble trapezium-shaped tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, in the Lugoj collection, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and serpent; the lower portion of the composition is lost.

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Tauroctony relief from Lugoj collection

White marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, now in the Lugoj collection; the right lower corner is broken off and the scene depicts the standard bull-slaying.

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Sol bust with seven rays from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a white marble statuette from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the dressed bust of Sol in a nimbus and seven-rayed crown with traces of red colour; two bolt-holes at the bottom for attachment.

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Mithras head with torchbearer shoulder from Sarmizegetusa

Marble fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving a head of Mithras in Phrygian cap; a small elevation at the side may be the shoulder of a torchbearer.

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Arched border with Phrygian cap from Sarmizegetusa

White marble relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving part of an arched border below which a head in Phrygian cap, possibly Mithras, above a small building.

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Figure approaching rock from Sarmizegetusa

White marble relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, probably belonging to the preceding piece, depicting a man walking to the right stretching his hand towards a rock.

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