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Mithraic monuments

Monuments, inscriptions and artefacts related to Mithras and his cult.

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Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
This is one of the altars erected by Septimius Valentinus, in this case, to the transitus of Mithras.
TNMM768 – CIMRM 1811
Tra(n)sit[u D(ei)] / Sep(timius) Va/lenti/nus / opt(io).
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Sárkeszi
In this relief found in the Sárkeszi Mithraeum, Cautes and Cautopates hold an Amazon shield.
TNMM767
Mithraeum

Mithraeum of Sárkeszi
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
TNMM766
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Dardagan
The relief of Mithras killing the bull, found near Zvornik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, features some variations on the usual scene.
TNMM765
Mithraeum

Mithräum von Trier
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
TNMM587
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Mithras slaying the bull appears as the sign of Capricorn in a zodiacal sequence on the Pórtico del Cordero of the Abbey de Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos, Spain.
TNMM763
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Monreale
On one of the capitals of the cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale, Sicily, an unusual turbaned bull-slaying Mithras has been recorded.
TNMM764
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
What appears to be a representation of Mithras killing the bull appears in the 12th century frescoes of the Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.
TNMM762
Monumentum

Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
This sculpture of Mithras being born from a rock is unique in the position of the hands.
TNMM761
Mithraeum

Mithräum von Mundelsheim
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
TNMM51