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Tauroctony on yellow carnelian from Udine

Yellow lenticular carnelian gem probably from Aquileia, now in Udine, depicting a Mithraic scene nearly identical to the Florence jasper.

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Kadine-Most (Kadin Most)

Kadine-Most lies within the central Balkan region historically connected with Roman Moesia.

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Dolni Vadin (Dolni Vadin)

Dolni Vadin occupies a position near the Danubian frontier zone of northern Thrace.

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Tauroctony relief with raven holding fruit from Villa Ludovisi, Rome

A bluish marble tauroctony relief once in the Villa Ludovisi in Rome, showing Mithras slaying the bull with the raven perched on his cloak holding a heart-shaped fruit, the bull's tail ending in ears of grain, and the dressed busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners…

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Small finds including tuff altars and marble Silen

A group of small finds from an Ostia Mithraeum, including three tuff altars, two trapezophores, a column fragment, lamps, vases, and a marble Silen.

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Inscription of Tib. Claudius Decimus Cornelius Antonius from Rudchester

Dedication from the Mithraeum of Rudchester recording the restoration of a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus.

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Budaors (Budaörs)

Budaörs is a town in Pest County, in the metropolitan area of Budapest, Hungary. Before the Romans, the Celtic tribe of Eraviscus occupied the area for about 100 years.

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Inscription of L. Sentius Castus of the Sixth Legion from the Rudchester Mithraeum

The inscription on the decorated altar No. 839 from the Mithraeum at Vindobala (modern Rudchester), recording a gift to the Deity by L. Sentius Castus, a soldier of the Sixth Legion.

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Mithraeum of Rudchester

The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.

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Sancto inscription from Dolni Vadin

Fragmentary inscription from Dolni Vadin, Thracia, preserving only the word sancto — probably part of a dedication to Deo sancto invicto.

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Tauroctony fragments from Dolni Vadin

Two marble relief fragments from Dolni Vadin, Thracia, one showing Sol's chariot and the other the right lower corner of a bull-slaying scene; the two fragments may not belong to the same relief.

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Circular tauroctony from Kadine-Most

Small circular marble tauroctony relief from Kadine-Most in the Küstendil district, Moesia Superior, divided into two parts by a horizontal rim, with the bull-slaying in the upper and a figure or inscription in the lower.

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Vulcanus and Minerva relief from Gimmeldingen

Sandstone relief fragment from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen preserving the upper bodies of two standing deities: a bearded male, possibly Vulcanus, and a helmeted Minerva with lance.

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Mercury relief from Gimmeldingen

Sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen depicting a standing Mercury with caduceus and purse, accompanied by a ram and a cock; the head and upper caduceus are damaged.

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Cautes relief fragment from Gimmeldingen

Lower portion of a sandstone relief from the Mithraeum at Gimmeldingen, preserving a cross-legged torchbearer in a long cloak, probably Cautes.

Liber

The Game of Saturn. Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi

Peter Mark Adams’ The Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi is the first full length, scholarly study of the enigmatic Renaissance masterwork known as the Sola-Busca tarot.

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Base of Buda

This base was found in the 18th century and bears an inscription to the god Arimanius.

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Altar to Sol by brothers of Budaors

This fragmented altar was erected by two brothers from the Legio II Adiutrix who also built a temple.

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