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Wu Zetian's Stele
Wu Zetian's (r. 683-704 CE) Stele at Quianling Mausoleum where she was buried along with her husband Gaozong.
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Greek Warriors Stele
A marble stele depicting two Greek warriors. Taman Peninsula, 4th century BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Famine Stele
The Famine Stele is an inscription from the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt (332-30 BCE), which tells the story of how King Djoser saved his country.
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Funerary Stele of a Blacksmith
Limestone funerary stele of a blacksmith. The relief shows the inside of the blacksmith's workshop with forge tools and workshop products. An assistant is rekindling the fire in the forge using bellows. He is standing behind a protective...
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Grave Stele of a Young Girl, Melisto
Stele showing a girl holding a doll in one hand and a bird in the other, which she seems to be offering with a gentle smile to the small dog jumping up to greet her, c. 340 BCE.
Harvard Art Museums.
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Punic Stele with Goddess Tanit
Punic stele with a crescent moon and the sign of the Phoenician goddess of fertility Tanit, found in Cirta (ancient Constantine, Algeria), around 300-200 BCE. Now in Louvre Lens, France.
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Battle Scene from Stele of the Vultures c. 2600 BCE
The Battle Scene from the Stele of the Vultures, created to commemorate the victory of Lagash over Umma c. 2600 BCE.
Louvre, Paris.
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Minhotep & Nakhtmin Relief Stele
A sandstone relief stele depicting in the top panel Minhotep and his son Nakhtmin making offerings to Hathor, Anubis, and Osiris. The middle panel shows Minhotep and his wife Nefertari. The bottom panel shows Nakhtmin and his wife Sekhmet...
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Maya Stele in Grand Plaza Chacchoben, Mexico
Weathered and broken stele in the Grand Plaza of the Maya city of Chacchoben, Mexico, c. 700 CE. It rests at the foot of the stairs leading up to the Gran Basamento plateau where religious rituals were held.
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Buddhist Stele, Unified Silla Kingdom
A soapstone Buddhist stele from the Unified Silla Kingdom of Korea. From the Piamsa Temple. The scene depicts Buddha and disciples with apsaras looking on. Height: 40 cm, c. 673 CE. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)