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Tauroctony vase from Lezoux

Decorated ceramic vessel showing Mithras slaying the bull together with torchbearers, zodiacal motifs and figures of abundance.

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Lion head possibly linked to Mithras from Vichy

Sculpted lion’s head from Vichy tentatively described as Mithraic in regional archaeological literature.

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Mithraic inscriptions from Lyon

Pair of inscriptions from Lugdunum recorded in the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

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Ritual banquet pottery from Carrawburgh

Pair of Castor ware vessels interpreted as ritual banquet deposits from the Mithraeum of Procolitia.

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Altar to Apollo-Mithras from Whitley Castle

Sandstone altar combining imagery of Apollo, Mithras and the torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates near the Roman fort of Whitley Castle.

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Statue once interpreted as Mithras from Aveiro

Bearded nude statue formerly claimed to be Mithraic but later rejected as a seventeenth-century sculpture unrelated to the cult.

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Altar to Cautopates from Iulium Carnicum

Small altar dedicated to Cautopates discovered at Ospedaletto di Gemona and later lost.

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Inscription mentioning Atticus from Pola

Fragmentary inscription from Pola preserving a possible reading of the name Atticus.

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Mithraic inscriptions from Interamna

Group of inscriptions from Umbria including one entry reassigned to Interamna Lirenas in Latium.

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Tauroctony relief from Corniculum

Marble relief showing Mithras slaying the bull inside a vaulted cave accompanied by Sol, Luna and the torchbearers.

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Zodiacal relief fragment from Catania

Circular marble relief preserving part of the bull, a serpent and zodiacal signs associated with Mithraic iconography.

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Torchbearer statues from Lepcis Magna

Fragmentary remains of statues identified as representations of the Mithraic torchbearers.

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Mithraic monuments from Lepcis Magna

Group of monuments from Lepcis Magna published among the principal Mithraic remains of Roman Tripolitania.

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Tauroctony from Dragus

The tauroctonic relief from Dragus includes a naked flying figure that Vermaseren has identified as Phosporus or Lucifer.

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Two-sided relief from Konjic

The mithraic relief of Konjic shows a Tauroctony in one side and a ritual meal in the other.

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Note on the Mithraeum at Sentinum and its inscriptions

Evidence for a Mithraeum at Sentinum (modern Sassoferrato) in ancient Umbria, attested by a marble tauroctony group and three inscriptions, with a related mosaic found on the grounds of the Countess of Leuchtenberg and later given to King Louis of Bavaria…

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Tauroctony statue fragment from Sentinum

A marble statue fragment found at Sentinum (modern Sassoferrato) in ancient Umbria, walled in the atrium of the Palazzo Raccamadoro-Ramelli, showing Mithras tauroctone with dog, serpent and scorpion, one foot pointing towards a torchbearer; the bull's head, tail and Mithras'…

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Marble fragment with Mithra inscription from Ocrea

A white marble fragment from Ocrea in Umbria bearing the name "Mitrha" (sic), possibly related to Mithraic monuments from nearby sites.

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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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