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title: Attic Funerary Stele
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8680/attic-funerary-stele/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Attic Funerary Stele

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

## Image File

[![Attic Funerary Stele](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8680.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8680.jpg)

## Image Caption

Only this fragment of a large funerary stele has survived. It shows an old bearded man, who has frontal baldness, facing a horse head. Marble. Late Classical Period, 4th century BCE. probably from Attica Region, in modern-day [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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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). Attic Funerary Stele. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8680/attic-funerary-stele/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Attic Funerary Stele." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8680/attic-funerary-stele/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Attic Funerary Stele." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8680/attic-funerary-stele/>.

## License & Copyright

Submitted by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/ "User Page: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin"), published on 12 May 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.