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title: Funerary Stele from Dascylium
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8675/funerary-stele-from-dascylium/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Funerary Stele from Dascylium

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Funerary Stele from Dascylium](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8675.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8675.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is the upper part of a long and narrow stele depicting a funerary cortege in two scenes. In the upper scene, two mourning [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) walk behind a funeral cart. In the lower scene, a woman and a bearded man sit on a couch. The woman's left hand holds an unidentifiable object, while her right hand receives an egg from the man. The couch is flanked by servants or slaves. On the right, the slave stands in front of a vessel placed on a tripod. On the left, the other slave carries a fruit bowl. Marble. Anatolian-Persian, 5th century BCE. From Dascylium (Ergili, Manyas), in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, Turkey).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 12). Funerary Stele from Dascylium. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8675/funerary-stele-from-dascylium/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Funerary Stele from Dascylium." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8675/funerary-stele-from-dascylium/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Funerary Stele from Dascylium." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8675/funerary-stele-from-dascylium/>.

## License & Copyright

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