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Granite stela of Peribsen, 2nd Dynasty ruler of Egypt. The inscription consists of the serekh of Peribsen surmounted by the animal of Seth, the latter having been hammered out at a later date.

Stela of the Assyrian king Shamshi-Adad V (r. 824-811 BCE), from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), modern-day northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 824-811 BCE. It depicts the king, before the symbols of his principal gods. He extends his right hand...

This basalt stela of the storm god Hadad of Aleppo was brought to the palace museum of King Nebuchadnezzar II as war booty. From Babylon, modern-day Iraq. Late Hittite period, 9th century BCE. (Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient...

This is the upper part of a limestone stela (with a cavetto cornice). There is a 1 line of horizontal hieroglyphic inscriptions, reading symmetrically from the center of the line; early cartouches of Aten can be recognized. Below, we can...

Only this part of a large limestone stela has survived. At the lower end, there is a head of a man with a beard (originally painted with red). The hieroglyphic inscriptions read "the head lector priest, sole companion, ... stolist of the...

Kneeling statue of Amenemhat, holding a stela and praying to the sun. He was the scribe of the grain of Amun. Limestone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1388-1351 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance unknown. (The Neues...

Stela of Herihor, High Priest of Amun at Thebes, c. 1090-1080 BCE. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

This painted wooden stela depicts a woman whose name was identified as Neskhons; she was the wife of the High Priest of Amun Pinedjem (II). On the right side, Neskhons looks to the left and makes an offerring to the god Osiris. There are...

Plaster mould of a stela found in Sam'al (modern Zincirli, Turkey), dated to 825 BCE. It shows king Kulamuwa alongside a long inscription in Phoenician writing. In his left hand, the king holds a lotus in his left hand and four divine symbols...

Calcite/alabaster stela of the hereditary prince Sobeknakht. From the quarries of Amarna, modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1380 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).