Plastered and painted funerary stele from the 7th-4th century BCE.
Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan.
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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 14). Egyptian Funeral Stele. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/666/egyptian-funeral-stele/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Egyptian Funeral Stele." World History Encyclopedia, May 14, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/666/egyptian-funeral-stele/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Egyptian Funeral Stele." World History Encyclopedia, 14 May 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/666/egyptian-funeral-stele/.
