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Fragmentary inscription from Pregrade

Fragmentary inscription from Pregrade, Pannonia Superior, preserving only the end of a dedicant's name (-rentianus) and the closing formula.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Pregrade

Right portion of a marble tauroctony relief from near Pregrade, Pannonia Superior, preserving Mithras killing the bull with dog, serpent, and scorpion; the greater part of the god and the bull's head are lost.

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Sol invictus inscription from Neviodunum

Inscription from Neviodunum, Pannonia Superior, with a head of Sol at its centre and a dedication to Iovi optimo maximo Soli invicto comiti Augusti; the Mithraic attribution is doubtful.

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Altar of Charito from Neviodunum

Inscription from Wieden, ancient Neviodunum in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Invicto deo by Charito, of the Neviodunenses — possibly a slave or freedman of the community.

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Altar to Fons Perennis from Višnja Gora

Small limestone altar from near Višnja Gora, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Fonti perenni — the eternal spring — a dedication associated with the Mithraic water cult.

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Altar of Publius Aelius Respectus from Trebnje

Altar from Trebnje, ancient Praetorium Latobicorum in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Publius Aelius Respectus.

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Double-sided slab from Pohanica

Limestone slab from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, elaborately carved on both faces; a metal plate originally attached by pins to its interior was removed, probably by the Mithraists themselves — paralleled at Poetovio.

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Altar of Marcianus from Pohanica

Sandstone altar with akroteria from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcianus; the frame bears two outward-pointing darts as a decorative motif.

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Altar of Metilius Iustinianus from Pohanica

Sandstone altar with akroteria from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Metilius Iustinianus; the sculptor initially misspelt the name Justianus before correcting it.

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Tauroctony relief with lion from Pohanica

Bachern marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, notable for the prominent inclusion of a lion entering from the left — an unusual compositional element — alongside the standard dog, serpent, and torchbearers.

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Mithraeum at Pohanica

Small Mithraic sanctuary found in the slope of a ravine called Zlodjer (Devil's Ditch) at Ober-Pohanica near Zdole, Noricum; the finds are among the finest marble Mithraic sculpture from the eastern Alpine provinces.

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Altar of Surio from near Celje

Sandstone altar found between Celeia and Emona, Noricum, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Surio; the misspelling Mitre for Mithrae reflects local phonology.

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Inscription of Aemilianus from Celje

Inscription from Celje, ancient Celeia in Noricum, recording that Aemilianus donated a gift to Mithrae invicto ex imperio — on divine command.

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Tauroctony relief fragment from Celje

Left upper corner of a sandstone tauroctony relief from Celje, ancient Celeia in Noricum, preserving the bust of Sol, the head of a torchbearer, and the head of Mithras himself.

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Altar of Helvius Ingenuinus from Hoče

Marble altar walled into the crypt of the church at Hoče, Noricum, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae for the welfare of Marcus Aurelius Felicianus and his son Marcus Aurelius Felicissimus by Helvius Ingenuinus.

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Tauroctony relief from Flavia Solva

White marble relief fragment from near Klein-Wagna, ancient Flavia Solva in Noricum, preserving part of a tauroctony scene including the bull, Mithras's dagger, and the torchbearers.

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Head of Attis or Mithras from Waggendorf

Small marble head in Phrygian cap of unknown provenance, associated with the Waggendorf find-group, Noricum; may represent Attis or Mithras.

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Altar from Waggendorf

Crystalline limestone votive altar from Waggendorf near Sörg, Glantal, Noricum, probably third century AD, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae.

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Rock-cut Mithraeum at St. Urban

Natural grotto called the Bichl on the south slope above the Glanegg lake near St. Urban, Noricum, adapted as a Mithraic sanctuary; part of the grotto floor was paved and remnants of water installations survive.

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Altar of Hermes from St. Thomas am Zeiselberg

Small altar preserved in the castle of Freudenberg at St. Thomas am Zeiselberg, Noricum, recording a dedication to Hermes invicto Mitrae — an unusual conflation of Hermes and the invincible Mithras.

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