Funerary Stele from Amisus Showing a Farewell Scene

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 12 May 2018
Funerary Stele from Amisus Showing a Farewell Scene Download Full Size Image

In this funerary stele, the deceased sits on a chair and appears to give a rounded object to a child (or maybe the reverse), who stands in front of him. Marble. Classical Period, near the end of the 5th century BCE. From Amisus, Samsun, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 12). Funerary Stele from Amisus Showing a Farewell Scene. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8681/funerary-stele-from-amisus-showing-a-farewell-scen/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Funerary Stele from Amisus Showing a Farewell Scene." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8681/funerary-stele-from-amisus-showing-a-farewell-scen/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Funerary Stele from Amisus Showing a Farewell Scene." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 May 2018. Web. 20 Mar 2023.

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