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A bronze tablet dedicated to Sextus Pompeius Maximus, chief priest of the cult of Mithras and president of a guild of ferrymen. The tablet was given by fellow priests of Mithras. Above the text are a bust of Mithras, a sacrificial knife, and a patera (libation bowl). Sextus Pompeius is known from another text to have restored a sanctuary of Mithras at Ostia. Probably from Ostia, in modern-day Italy. Roman period, c. 200 CE. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 14). Tablet Dedicated to Sextus Pompeius Maximus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9444/tablet-dedicated-to-sextus-pompeius-maximus/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tablet Dedicated to Sextus Pompeius Maximus." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Nov 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9444/tablet-dedicated-to-sextus-pompeius-maximus/.
