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Limestone stela of Nefernay with his nurse and family. From modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, circa 12th Dynasty, circa 1800 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

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...

Limestone boundary stela of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The king smites his enemies before the god Seth (also written Set). From Wadi Sannur, modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c. 1250 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich...

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).

This stela shows that the deceased mummy is being conducted to Osiris by Anubis and Hathor. The inscription below the scene is in Demotic script. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown. Ptolemaic period, 305-30 BCE. (National...

This basalt stela depicts Warpalawas, king of Tyana land, praying. From Bor (modern-day Niğde, Turkey). Late Hittite period, 8th century BCE. (Istanbul Archeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

Limestone stela of Padipakhered, a priest of the Ka. From Abydos, modern-day Egypt. Saite period, 26th Dynasty, 580-530 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

This limestone stela was written with hieroglyphic inscriptions. From Izgin (modern-day Elbistan, Turkey). Late Hittite period, 10th century BCE. (Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

Limestone stela of the head sculptor Kaha. From Deir El-Madinah, Western Thebes, modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, circa 1150 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Limestone stela of Usekhu, the overseer of the cabinet. From Abydos, modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, circa 11th to 12th Dynasty, circa 2000 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).