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Monuments from Saalburg: TNMdB

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Altar to the god of the West from Stockstadt

These two inscriptions by a certain Titus Martialius Candidus are dedicated to Cautes and Cautopates.

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Possible Mithraic sanctuary north of the Idsteinerstrasse

Triple-part sanctuary at Saalburg whose Mithraic interpretation remains uncertain despite serpent-vases and possible Aion fragments.

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Statuette of Mercury from Saalburg

Sandstone fragment of a Mercury statuette preserving part of the shoulder and caduceus.

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Ram’s head from Saalburg

Sculpted ram’s head discovered among the finds from the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Altar to Mercury from Saalburg

Fragmentary inscribed altar dedicated to Mercury from the Saalburg sanctuary area.

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Dedication to Mithras and Mercury from Saalburg

Small inscribed plaque invoking Mithras and Mercury attached to a sandstone column inside the sanctuary.

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Serpent-vases and ritual pottery from Saalburg

Assemblage of lamps, serpent-vases and painted ritual pottery from the sanctuary complex.

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Bronze flower-shaped candlestick from Saalburg

Decorative bronze candlestick discovered near the entrance of the supposed Mithraic sanctuary.

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Ritual basin from Saalburg

Sandstone basin from the pronaos of the sanctuary originally mounted on a short column.

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Statue base and hooked sword from Saalburg

Cult statue base discovered with a hooked ritual sword in front of the sanctuary niche.

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Supposed Mithraeum of Saalburg

Elongated cult building near the Saalburg fort traditionally interpreted as a Mithraeum but later reconsidered as a possible funerary enclosure.

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Votive plaque of Stockstadt

This plaque was found in Mithraeum I at Stockstadt broken into pieces inserted between the blocks of the socle of the cult relief, in the manner of a votive deposit.

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Mithräum von Saalburg

In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.

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