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A Roman stele with an epitaph from the ancient town of Potaissa in Dacia (present-day Turda, Romania). It was made between c.151-270 CE. Height: 205 cm (80.7 in) Width: 77 cm (30.3 in) Depth: 17 cm...

The stucco and painted wood Stele of Neskhonsupakhered. The deceased wears a transparent robe and approaches the god Harakhty on his throne. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI-XXII, 1070-736 BCE. (Egyptian Museum...

Cast of a stele depicting the 2nd century BCE Greek historian Polybius.

The Dexileos Stele assesses the way that Athenian political thought penetrated all levels of society, showing the conflict that the aristocratic classes were faced with in trying to find...

When he came to the throne in 884 BCE, Ashurnasirpal II had to attend to revolts which broke out across the empire. He ruthlessly put down all rebellions, destroyed the rebel cities and, as a warning to others...

Basalt stele of Sargon II (721-705 BCE), found in Bamboula, Kition (modern Laranca, Cyprus) in 1845. The cuneiform inscriptions on the frontal side of the stele commemorate Sargon's victories against the Medes, Babylon, Syria...

Greek grave stele depicting a couple greeting each other, affectionately taking one hand in the other. This grave stele came from the Kerameikos in Athens and is dated to the 5th Century BCE. It is now housed...

"HEGESO, DAUGHTER OF PROXENOS" ΗΓΗΣΩΠΡΟΧΕΝΟ So reads the inscription at the top of the stele. At left a slave girl stands, holding out a jewellery box for Hegeso who has taken an item out of the box. The detail of the...

The Seikilos Stele, Copenhagnen NM inv.14897. This grave stele preserves the oldest complete song that has survived to our times, and dates to around the 2nd century CE. Found in 1883 by Sir William Ramsay at Aydin (Tralleis...

The stele was found at Tell Abu Sheeja, north of modern-day Amarah city, Maysan Governorate, Iraq. The Old Akkadian cuneiform inscription on the left side of the viewer mentions the name of the city of...