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Assyrian Stele from Anat
This stele depicts three horizontal registers. The upper register depicts a snake and some symbols. The middle register depicts two standing male figures on the left and a rampant winged human-headed sphinx before some...
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Funerary Stele Featuring Osiris, Min, Horus, Anubis, Isis, and Maat
This detail of a funerary stela depicts Takerseb (extreme right), a priestess of the goddess Min-Re, making an offering to the Egyptian gods and goddesses (from right to left: Osiris, Min...
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Fragment of a Stele of the Virgin Mary from Georgia
This fragment was rediscovered in Davati village, located in eastern Georgia, in 1980. It was originally made in the 6th century CE from limestone. The standing figure of the Virgin Mary represents...
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Surya Stele
Surya (the supreme light) was the chief solar deity in Hinduism; he also represents the Sun in India and Nepal. He is one of the core elements of Hindu astrology; Surya was the chief of Navagraha and the Classical Planets. He had...
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Funerary Stele of Two Boys from Palmyra
The two young boys were represented frontally and are of a similar height. They wear the same type of clothes. The boy on the left side holds a bunch of grapes in each hand. The boy on the right grasps the left...
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Grave stele of Hegeso, c. 410 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=YUzsxLi43gE Grave stele of Hegeso, c. 410 B.C.E., marble and paint, from the Dipylon Cemetary, Athens, 5' 2" (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) Speakers...
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Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, 2254-2218 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=OY79AuGZDNI Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian, pink limestone, 2254-2218 B.C.E. (Louvre, Paris) This monument depicts the Akkadian victory over...
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The Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi
The Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi, 1792-1750 B.C.E., basalt, 225 x 65 cm (Louvre, Paris). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
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The Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is the most instantly recognizable statue associated with ancient Egypt and among the most famous in the world. The sculpture, of a recumbent lion with the head of an Egyptian king, was carved out...
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Gwanggaeto the Great
Gwanggaeto (Kwanggaeto), often referred to as Gwanggaeto the Great, was king of the Goguryeo (Koguryo) kingdom which ruled northern Korea during the Three Kingdoms period. Gwanggaeto reigned between 391 and 413 CE, and living...
