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Stele of Minnakht, Chief of the Scribes
Stele of Minnakht, chief of the scribes, 14th century BCE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Stele of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin
According to the inscription on the diorite piece of stele, it belongs to King Naram-Sin. It was found in Pir Hüseyin, a village near Diyarbakır. As it shows the borders of the Akkadian State in the era of Naram-Sin...
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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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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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Greek Warriors Stele
A marble stele depicting two Greek warriors. Taman Peninsula, 4th century BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Marble Grave Stele with a Family Group
This marble grave stele depicting a family group (from Attica, Greece) is dated to c. 360 BCE. It is now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Stele of the Urartian King Rusa II
The inscription on this stele narrates the foundation of a small residence, Rusachinili, near the Urartian capital, Tushpa, and about its water supply (irrigation canals and dam) by the Urartian king Rusa II. Circa...
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Stele of Kai
Limestone stele of Kai, chief of the desert hunters, with his favorite hound gods. Kai wears a wig and holds a bow and arrows. A female figure (Kai's wife or mother) stands behind him and puts her left hand on his shoulder. She wears...
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Stele of King Sennacherib, a Close-up View
Limestone stele depicting Sennacherib praying in front of divine symbols and gods and recording the king's achievements and expansion of his royal capital, Nineveh. From Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day northern...
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Stele of King Nabonidus
It narrates the various religious activities of king Nabonidus and contains the harassment of enemies to the city of Babylon and nearby cities and the renovation of these cities by him as well as homage paid to Gods welling...