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This sandstone stela was carved with Coptic inscriptions commemorating "Our Brother Thomas The Presbyter". From Egypt. 5th to 7th centuries CE.The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of...

This is a marble grave stela of Lenaios, son of Artemidoros. The deceased image is shown as a banqueter, which belies in his military occupation in life, as indicated in the inscription "As I guarded the tower in battle...

Limestone tomb niche with a false-door stela and 2 side walls. From the tomb of princess Chnumit (also written Khnumet), Saqqara (Sakkara), modern-day Egypt. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, circa 2200 BCE. (State Museum of...

An Iberian funeral stela from Empuries. The design shows a a coiled iron spear or soliferreum, an action which was customary on burial. 6th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries, Spain)

A 3rd century BCE grave stela from the cemetery of ancient Thera, Santorini. (Archaeological Museum, Thera)

This funerary relief originally adorned the tomb in Egyptian Thebes of Inherkhau, a high official at the court of Ramesses III. It dates from 1184-1153 BCE or later, and it is made of limestone. Inherkhau kneels...

An 11th century CE slate relief of a dancing Ganesha from North Bengal, India. (Asian Art Museum of Berlin)

This limestone wall block depicts the Nile-Flood god Hapy who wears the plants of Upper Egypt; his head and shoulders are shown. He faces to the left and and brings offerings of hetep-mat, qebeh-jar, hes-jar...

This commemorative basalt stela depicts the Assyrian king Esarhaddon worshiping gods and symbols of gods. The king's left hand holds a royal mace and two ropes. These ropes pass through the lips of two captives...

A stela showing the mummification of the deceased, Dandera, 1st century BCE, sandstone. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium). Made of 150 pictures with CapturingReality...