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Monuments from Spoletium: TNMdB

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Earthen lamp and coins from the Spoleto Mithraeum

An earthen lamp bearing the name of C. Dessi along with two coins of Constantine and one of Gratianus, found in the Mithraeum at Spoleto in Umbria.

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Cross-shaped medal with Sol and Luna from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A medal in the form of a Grecian cross from the Mithraeum at Spoleto, showing busts of a bearded man and a veiled woman each with a radiate crown, identified by Cumont as Sol and Luna.

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Sacrificial knife from the Spoleto Mithraeum

An oxidized sacrificial knife found in the Mithraeum at Spoleto in Umbria.

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Terracotta arm from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A terracotta arm found near the cone-shaped stone in the Mithraeum at Spoleto, the hand holding a broken object possibly from a representation of Mithras's rock-birth.

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Bone statuette of a youth from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A small bone statuette from the Mithraeum at Spoleto, depicting a youth dressed in tunic and long cloak with a laurel wreath around the head.

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Painted planetary figures on the benches of the Spoleto Mithraeum

Two surviving wall paintings from the side-benches of the Mithraeum at Spoleto, out of an original six, depicting a cloaked bearded man identified as Saturn holding a sickle and a youth in a red shoulder-cape holding a money-bag, probably representing the seven planets…

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Cipollino marble prism from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A triangular prism in cipollino marble with a hollow on the upper side, found standing in front of the cone-shaped stone in the Mithraeum at Spoleto.

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Cone-shaped stone from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A cone-shaped piece of stone with a square hole found to the left of the altar in the Mithraeum at Spoleto, unlikely to have supported a representation of Mithras's rock-birth despite earlier suggestions, given that the stone tapers slightly.

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Travertine altar to Sol Invictus Mithras from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A travertine altar bearing a brief dedication to Sol Invictus Mithras, found before the main niche in the Mithraeum discovered at Spoleto in 1878 near the Porta S. Gregorio.

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Mitreo di Spoleto

The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.

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