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Statue of Cautes dedicated by Hymnus

Marble statuette of the torchbearer Cautes bearing the votive inscription HYMNUS INBICTO, probably produced during the second or third century CE and preserved in an old European collection.

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Tauroctony relief from Dülük

Rock-cut tauroctony forming the cult image of Mithraeum I at Doliche, later deliberately defaced by Christian iconoclasts.

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Mosaic floor from the Mitreo delle Sette Porte

Mosaic-paved floor of the central aisle of the Mitreo delle Sette Porte at Ostia, with a krater flanked by serpent and eagle, standing Jupiter and Saturn, torchbearers at the podia, and planetary gods Mars, Luna, Venus, and Mercury.

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Cautopates relief from Heddernheim

Fragment of a sandstone relief from Nida-Heddernheim depicting the torchbearer Cautopates.

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Tauroctony relief from Biljanovac

White marble tauroctony relief in several fragments from the Mithraeum at Biljanovac, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.

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Tauroctony relief from Aïtodor

Fragmentary tauroctony preserving Mithras, the torchbearers, Sol and Luna from the sanctuary at Aïtodor.

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Relief fragment with Cautopates from Aïtodor

Corner fragment preserving the feet and lowered torch of the Mithraic torchbearer Cautopates.

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Altar to Cautes by Septimius Valentinus

Limestone altar dedicated to Cautes by the Roman optio Septimius Valentinus, discovered in the Mithraeum of Sárkeszi in Pannonia Inferior.

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Torchbearer relief from Narbonne

This heavily damaged relief from Narbo preserves the figure of a cross-legged Mithraic torchbearer carved in low relief near the church of Saint-Sébastien in Narbonne.

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Statue of a torchbearer from Apulum

This weathered limestone statue from the Mithraeum of Apulum depicts a standing figure in Oriental attire holding the head of a bull or ram.

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Tauroctony fragment from Cincșor

This small weathered marble fragment preserves part of a tauroctony with Cautes, Luna, the serpent, and a leaping dog.

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Fragment of a Mithraic tauroctony from Dacia

This marble fragment from Roman Dacia preserves part of a tauroctony with Sol, the raven, and Mithras dragging the bull.

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Tauroctony from Piedimonte

This finely carved marble tauroctony from Interamna features an unusual series of altars and ritual vases surrounding the scene.

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Marble statue of Cautopates from Intercisa

This statuette of Cautopates from Intercisa shows the torchbearer holding a burning torch and a pelta at his side.

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Votive altar to Deo Invicto from Wiesbaden

Small votive altar in white limestone from Aquae Mattiacae, dedicated to Deo Invicto by a miles pius. The top preserves the head of Cautes with his raised torch.

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Double-sided marble relief fragment from San Zeno

Fragment of a double-sided white marble Mithraic relief from San Zeno, found near the Castello di Tuenno, depicting elements of the tauroctony cycle and bearing a dedication to Deo Invicto Mithrae.

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Limestone relief of Cautopates from Bologna

Limestone low-relief depicting Cautopates standing cross-legged in eastern dress, accompanied by a bull, flowing water from an overturned jar and a crescent from Bolognia.

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Tauroctony from Mauls

The relief of Mithras slaying the bull at Mauls in Gallia cisalpina is a paradigmatic example of the so-called Rhine-type Tauroctony.

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Sandstone base with Cautes from Vetera

Sandstone base from Vetera (Xanten), Germania Inferior, with a relief of Cautes in Oriental dress holding a long burning torch.

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Sandstone statue of Cautopates from the Ober-Florstadt Mithraeum

Sandstone statue of Cautopates holding two downward-pointing torches, from the Ober-Florstadt Mithraeum.

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