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Monuments from Taunum: TNMdB

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Tauroctony relief from Friedberg Mithraeum III

Sandstone relief preserving parts of Mithras, the dog and Cautopates from a lost third Mithraeum at Friedberg.

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Tauroctony relief from Friedberg Mithraeum II

Marble relief fragment showing Mithras slaying the bull, originally belonging to a lost second Mithraeum at Friedberg.

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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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Ritual objects from the Mithraeum of Friedberg

Sacrificial knife, lamps, pottery, animal remains and inscribed terracotta fragments discovered inside the sanctuary.

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Painted altar fragment from Friedberg

Upper section of a small altar preserving traces of ancient red paint from the Mithraeum of Taunus.

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Altar to the Quadrubiae from Friedberg

Sandstone altar from the centre of the sanctuary dedicated to the goddesses Quadrubiae near a crossroads shrine.

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Dedication to the Virtus of the Invincible One from Friedberg

Inscription dedicated by Caius Paulinius Iustus to the Virtus of the invincible deity within the Mithraic sanctuary.

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Altar with beneficiarius staff from Friedberg

Sandstone altar decorated with ritual vessels and the hooked staff associated with Roman beneficiarii.

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Dedication to Sol Invictus by Caius Paulinius Iustus

Inscribed altar from the Friedberg Mithraeum erected by the beneficiarius consularis Caius Paulinius Iustus.

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Altar with sacrificial symbols from Friedberg

Sandstone altar from the cella decorated with a knife and axe and originally placed on one of the sanctuary bases.

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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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Altar with Phrygian cap from Friedberg

Lost sandstone altar or base decorated with a Phrygian cap from the speleum of the Friedberg Mithraeum.

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Head of a youthful figure from Friedberg

Sandstone statuette fragment preserving the curled head of a young figure from the Mithraeum of Taunus.

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Reliefs of Cautes and Cautopates from Friedberg

Imported limestone relief fragments showing the Mithraic torchbearers beside the podia of the sanctuary.

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Zodiacal tauroctony relief from Friedberg

Small marble relief of Mithras slaying the bull within a wreath decorated with zodiac signs.

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Tauroctony relief from Friedberg

Large quartzite tauroctony relief with torchbearers, zodiacal imagery and traces of ancient red paint from the Friedberg Mithraeum.

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Terracotta krater from the Friedberg Mithraeum

Terracotta krater from the southern part of the Friedberg Mithraeum, discovered in 1849. The vessel is decorated in relief with serpents, a scorpion and a ladder-like motif.

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Mithräum von Friedberg

There have probably been three mithraea discovered at Friedberg.

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Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus

This fragmented altar of a certain Caius Iulius Crescens, found in the Mithraeum of Friedberg, bears an inscription to the Mother Goddesses.

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Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg

These two reliefs of Cautes and Cautopates where found in the south corner of one of the Mithraea of Friedberg, Hesse.

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