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Inscription by Propinquus of Carnuntum

On this slab, Gaius Iulius Propinquus indicates that he made a wall of the Mithraeum at his own expense.

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Wall dedication by Propinquus from Carnuntum

Painted sandstone plaque recording the construction of a wall ex voto by Gaius Iulius Propinquus in Carnuntum Mithraeum III.

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Great Tauroctony of Carnuntum Mithraeum III

Monumental painted tauroctony dedicated by Titus Flavius Viator, with traces of its original polychromy and fittings for metal rays on Mithras’ Phrygian cap.

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Mithräum von Neuenheim

A small sanctuary at Neuenheim associated with a richly decorated Jupiter column and a nearby well.

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Mithras rock-birth of Trier

Temple-front relief from Trier showing Mithras’ rock birth within the zodiac, surrounded by the four Winds and associated divine and animal figures.

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Mithraeum of Carrawburgh

The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.

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Getic helmet from Coțofenești

A Getic ceremonial gold helmet bearing a ram-sacrifice scene proposed by some scholars as a possible iconographic precursor to the Mithraic tauroctony.

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Tauroctony from Nicopolis ad Istrum

The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is a rare Mithraic stele bearing two Greek dedications from different phases of its use.

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Two-sided relief of Fiano Romano

The marble shows Mithras slaying the bull, on one side, and Sol and Mithras feasting on a bull skin, on the other.

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Altar of Iucundus from Sisak

Altar dedicated to Mithras by the imperial slave Iucundus, recording his construction of a portico and apparatorium for the Mithraeum at Siscia.

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Two-sided relief from Stockstadt

Fragmentary two-sided Mithraic relief depicting the rock-birth, Zodiac and other mythological scenes from Stockstadt.

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Two-sided relief of Dieburg

The relief of Dieburg shows Mithras riding a horse as main figure, surrounded by several scenes of the myth.

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Slab of S. Urban by Ursinus

Marble plaque with inscription by a certain Ursinus found in Virunum in 1838.

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Terracotta plate from Friedberg

Ritual terracotta offering plate decorated with a serpent and traces of white paint from the Friedberg Mithraeum.

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Tauroctony relief from Villa Doria Pamphili

Relief of bluish marble in the Casino of the Villa Doria Pamphili showing Mithras slaying the bull with the usual animals, cross-legged torchbearers, and Sol in a quadriga and Luna in a biga in the upper corners.

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Leontocephalic deity from the Fagan Mithraeum

Marble leontocephalic Aion/Arimanus from the now-lost Fagan Mithraeum at Ostia, dedicated in AD 190 by three members of the local Mithraic priesthood.

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Tauroctony from Târgușor

This limestone relief of Mithras killing the bull bears an inscription by a certain Flavius Horimos, consecrated in a ’secret forest’ in Moesia.

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Inscribed base from S. Silvestro in Capite

This monument records the transmission of the patrica and the presentation of the cryfii, ritual acts associated with Mithraic initiation.

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Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim

This relief is so well-known that it has been reproduced in nearly every handbook of archaeology and of history of religions.

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Inscription of Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano

One of the earliest securely dated Mithraic inscriptions, documenting the cult’s early presence within the imperial household.

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