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Wu Zetian's Stele
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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.
Funerary Stele Showing a Banquet Scene from Thasos
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Funerary Stele Showing a Banquet Scene from Thasos

This marble funerary stela depicts a banquet scene. The deceased is shown at the center of the stele. He reclining on a couch. His right arm is raised, expecting a wine cup, which is being filled by a young boy standing on the left side...
Stele with Epitaph from Roman Dacia (Romania)
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Stele with Epitaph from Roman Dacia (Romania)

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 (6.7 in) Transcription: Valeria...
Stele of Little Girl with Doves
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Stele of Little Girl with Doves

A marble stele depicting a young girl saying farewell to her pet doves as she gently holds them. Doves were popular animals in ancient Greece and frequently appeared in mythology and literature. Greek, Parian marble. Made c. 450-440 BCE...
Stele of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin
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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 and reflects the artistic...
Greek Warriors Stele
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Greek Warriors Stele

A marble stele depicting two Greek warriors. Taman Peninsula, 4th century BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
Marble Grave Stele with a Family Group
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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.
Stele of King Sennacherib, a Close-up View
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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 Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire...
Punic Stele with Goddess Tanit
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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.
Chinese Buddhist Votive Stele
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Chinese Buddhist Votive Stele

This Buddhist votive stele made from chalkstone comes from China's Shanxi province, and it dates from c. 520 CE during the era of the Northern Wei Dynasty. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich)
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