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Human skull deposit from Königshoffen

A skull and two human femora, the lower jaw missing, recovered from a small circular pit within the Mithraeum at Königshoffen; interpreted by Cumont as a parallel to ritual deposits of human remains in other Oriental sanctuaries on the Janiculum.

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Ritual faunal deposit from Königshoffen

Animal bones from the refuse pit of the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, comprising goat, hen, ox, and deer remains, attesting to ritual feasting within the sanctuary.

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Cult objects and pottery from Königshoffen

Assemblage of cult objects from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen including painted lamps, glass and terra-sigillata fragments with potters' stamps and graffiti (including Deo invicto Mithrae), two iron bells, an iron shield-knob, and stone fragments.

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Circular fire-basin from Königshoffen

Circular sandstone fire-basin with a spout from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, found near the entrance; one of three fire-basins attested in the sanctuary.

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Second fire-basin from Königshoffen

Square sandstone fire-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen bearing a partially legible dedication to Deo Mithrae; found near the entrance area.

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Fire-basin of Marcus Bellius from Königshoffen

Square sandstone fire-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, found with remnants of pitch still adhering to its interior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcus Bellius.

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Inscribed rectangular water-basin from Königshoffen

Rectangular sandstone water-basin from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, placed near the great tauroctony relief; only the bottom, front, and part of the left side survive, and the front inscription records the flow of water as a votive act.

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Circular water-basin from Königshoffen

Circular limestone water-basin from the entrance area of the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, equipped with a spout and two handles; traces of red paint survive on the interior.

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Altar of Secundus from Königshoffen

Altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated in honour of the Domus Divina to Deo invicto Mithrae by a dedicant whose name is partially preserved and may be read as Secundus or Secundinus.

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Hollow altar before the great relief from Königshoffen

Large sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, hollowed out at the back with a circular opening in the top, which stood before the great tauroctony relief; the front bears a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Altar fragments with solar disc from Königshoffen

Miscellaneous sandstone altar fragments from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, including uninscribed pieces and one bearing a solar disc with two heart-shaped figures on the upper front face.

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Reused altar fragment from Königshoffen

Red sandstone altar fragments from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, reused as a step or threshold in the sanctuary's third building phase, preserving only the opening of a dedication to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Altar of Ianussa from Königshoffen

Upper portion of a sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, later reused as building material, bearing a dedication by Ianussa on both the front and reverse faces.

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Second plate of Caius Celsinius Matutinus from Königshoffen

Grey sandstone slab from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, a companion piece to the preceding, recording the same act of repainting a cult image by Caius Celsinius Matutinus, veteran of Legio VIII Augusta Alexandriana.

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Tauroctony relief from Königshoffen

Grey sandstone tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, heavily restored, depicting Mithras killing the bull with Cautes and Cautopates and the busts of Sol and Luna; only the lower part of Cautopates and the crossed legs are original.

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Altar fragment of Caius Iulius from Königshoffen

Upper left corner of a sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, preserving the beginning of a dedication to Deo invicto by Caius Iulius; the rest is lost.

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Altar of Primus from Königshoffen

Sandstone altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated to Deo invicto by a dedicant whose name begins Primu[s]; the remainder of the text is fragmentary.

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Iron crescent from Königshoffen

Iron crescent with four attachment holes from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, probably belonging to a cult statue of Luna.

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Bronze votive tablet of Silvester from Königshoffen

Perforated bronze votive tablet from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated in honour of the Domus Divina to Deo Soli invicto by Silvester.

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Altar fragment with shell basin from Königshoffen

Dark red sandstone altar fragment from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen whose upper section, reconstructed from additional fragments, is shown to have supported a shell-shaped basin; dedicated to Soli invicto.

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