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Tauroctony with Mithras breast from Sarmizegetusa

Seven fragments of a marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving Mithras's breast, parts of the bull, and subsidiary scenes.

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Tauroctony with subsidiary scenes from Sarmizegetusa

Four fragments of a bluish marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, depicting the central bull-slaying with partially preserved subsidiary scenes.

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Multi-register relief from Sarmizegetusa

Bluish marble tauroctony relief in fragments from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, divided into horizontal registers with the central bull-slaying and multiple subsidiary Mithraic scenes.

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Altar of S. Spedius Valerianus from Sarmizegetusa

Inscription from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by S. Spedius Valerianus, Augustalis coloniae.

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Three-register tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa

White marble tauroctony relief in eleven fragments from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, divided into three horizontal registers, the central one depicting the bull-slaying and the others bearing subsidiary Mithraic scenes.

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Altar of Carpion from Sarmizegetusa

White marble altar or base from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Carpion, imperial freedman and tabularius.

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Column of decuriones Victorinus and Maius from Sarmizegetusa

Marble column from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated ex voto by Marcus Ulpius Victorinus and Maius, decuriones of the Colonia Sarmizegetusa Metropolis.

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Column of Flavius Trofimus from Sarmizegetusa

Marble column from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, dedicated ex viso by Flavius Trofimus.

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Eight small weathered fragments from Cinçsor

Eight small, badly weathered marble fragments from Cinçsor, Dacia, belonging to at least three different reliefs.

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Torchbearer torso from Cinçsor

Marble fragment from Cinçsor, Dacia, preserving the torso of a standing torchbearer in a tunic; head, arms, and legs are lost.

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Sol bust corner from Cinçsor

Left upper corner of a marble tauroctony relief from Cinçsor, Dacia, preserving the bust of Sol with a whip and underneath it the head of a torchbearer.

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Marble reliefs from Cinçsor

Group of unpublished marble reliefs found in 1906 at Cinçsor on the right bank of the river Alt, Dacia, probably associated with a Mithraic sanctuary.

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Altar of Lucius Octavius Gratus from Vintu de Jos

Inscription copied at Vintu de Jos near Apulum, Dacia, in the 16th century, probably from Apulum, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Lucius Octavius Gratus.

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Small marble tauroctony from Vintu de Jos

Marble tauroctony relief from Vintu de Jos near Apulum, Dacia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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White marble tauroctony from Vintu de Jos

White marble tauroctony relief found in the river Mureș at Vintu de Jos near Apulum, Dacia, around 1859, depicting the bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.

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Dedication to Deo Bono Puero Phosphoro from Apulum

Inscription from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Deo bono puero Phosphoro — the Good Boy who Brings Light — a Mithraic epithet attested in several inscriptions from Apulum.

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Altar of Aurelius Chrestus to Bono Puero from Apulum

Inscription from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Bono Puero by Aurelius Chrestus — one of several dedications to the Bonus Puer from Apulum with Mithraic associations.

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Marble altar from Apulum

Marble altar from Apulum, Dacia, decorated with leaf ornaments at the top and rosettes between leaves on the sides, bearing an inscription.

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Rock-birth statue from Apulum

Sandstone rock-birth statue from Apulum, Dacia, depicting the naked Mithras emerging from a rock encircled by a snake; head and arms are lost.

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Altar of Turranius Marcellinus and Antonius Senecio from Apulum

Inscription from Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Turranius Marcellinus and Antonius Senecio Iunior, conductores armamentarii — managers of the imperial arms depots.

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