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

This embossed human head stele is believed to be Sargon II (reigned 722-705 BCE) "who was one of the most important kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as founder of the Sargonid Dynasty." He is the father of Sennacherib (reigned 705-681 BCE...

This is a fragment of a votive marble stele showing the goddess Isis. Her right arm is raised and holds a sistrum. Roman Period, 2nd century CE. From Kanlıca, Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turley).

A sandstone grave stelw from Palmyra, Syria. Known as the grave stele of Abkha, daughter of Akhou. 2nd century CE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)

An Egyptian funerary stele of Ankh Hapy with an aramaic inscription. Limestone, from Memphis, 27th Dynasty, 525-404 BCE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

The inscription on this basalt funerary stele mentions the names of Errethas and Marthes. Roman Period, January 109 CE. From Damascus, in modern-day Syria. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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...

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...

Plastered and painted funerary stele from the 7th-4th century BCE. Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan.

Bel-harran-beli-usur was a high palace official (chamberlain) during the reign of the Assyrian kings Shalmaneser IV (782-773 BC) and Tigleth-Pileser III (744-727 BC). He built a city and a large temple to the west of Nineveh. The stele features...