Stelae Collection

Temple I in the ruins of the Mayan civilization in Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Guatemala, Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, is a funerary pyramid dedicated to Jasaw Chan K awil, who was entombed in the structure in AD 734

Inscribed marble stele recording a dispute between the islands of Paros and Naxos
1076470 Inscribed marble stele recording a dispute between the islands of Paros and Naxos, from Delos, Greece, c.200 BC (marble) by Greek

The commemorative stelae of Nahr el-Lebanon, near Beirut
Vintage 19th century photograph: The commemorative stelae of Nahr el-Kalb are a group of over 20 inscriptions and rock reliefs carved into the limestone rocks around the estuary of the Nahr al-Kalb

Seibal, Stela 10, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone)
JPC310210 Seibal, Stela 10, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone) by Mayan; Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: during the collapse of the classic Mayan cities)

Palenque, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone)
JPC310204 Palenque, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; out of copyright

Stela C, east side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone)
JPC310185 Stela C, east side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Copan Stela H (stone)
JPC310187 Copan Stela H (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

Stela A, Copan, Late Classic Period, c. 730 AD (stone)
JPC310179 Stela A, Copan, Late Classic Period, c.730 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: stele erected during Eighteen-Rabbit kingdom; stelae were erected to celebrate)

Machaquila Stela 7, Late Classic Period, 830 AD (stone)
JPC310224 Machaquila Stela 7, Late Classic Period, 830 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo de Arqueologia, Guatemala; out of copyright

Tikal Stela 2, Early Classic Period 300-600 AD (stone)
JPC310217 Tikal Stela 2, Early Classic Period 300-600 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo de Tikal, Peten, Guatemala; out of copyright

Stela C, west side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone)
JPC310184 Stela C, west side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Statue at Copan (engraving)
980537 Statue at Copan (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue at Copan)

Stela 35 (stone)
JPC310229 Stela 35 (stone) by Mayan; Yaxchilan, Chiapas State, Mexico; out of copyright

Yaxchilan, Stela 18, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone)
JPC310228 Yaxchilan, Stela 18, Late Classic Period 600-900 AD (stone) by Mayan; Yaxchilan, Chiapas State, Mexico; out of copyright

Tikal Stela 9, Early Classic Period, 475 AD (stone)
JPC310218 Tikal Stela 9, Early Classic Period, 475 AD (stone) by Mayan; Tikal, Peten, Guatemala; out of copyright

View of Seibal Temple A3, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (photo)
JPC310212 View of Seibal Temple A3, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (photo) by Mayan, (9th century); Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: during the collapse of the classic Mayan cities)

King Pacal Stela 2 / 2 (stone) (back of 310202)
JPC310203 King Pacal Stela 2/2 (stone) (back of 310202) by Mayan; Museo de Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico; (add.info.: dedicated to Pacal, King of Palenque; ); out of copyright

Copan, Stela N, west side, Late Classic Period, 764 AD (stone)
JPC310190 Copan, Stela N, west side, Late Classic Period, 764 AD (stone) by Mayan, (8th century AD); Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Copan Stela N, Late Classic Period, 764 AD (stone)
JPC310189 Copan Stela N, Late Classic Period, 764 AD (stone) by Mayan, (8th century AD); Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Copan Stela D (stone)
JPC310186 Copan Stela D (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

Stela 1, Terminal Classic period (830-930 AD) (stone)
JPC352285 Stela 1, Terminal Classic period (830-930 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: Inscriptions bear the name Knife-Wing; ); out of copyright

Front Face of a Stela, Classic Period, Waka, Guatemala, 692 (limestone)
715069 Front Face of a Stela, Classic Period, Waka, Guatemala, 692 (limestone) by Mayan (7th century); 274.4x182.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Mesoamerica, Guatemala)

Tikal Stela 31, Early Classic Period, 445 AD (stone)
JPC310220 Tikal Stela 31, Early Classic Period, 445 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo de Tikal, Peten, Guatemala; out of copyright

Seibal, Stela 13, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone)
JPC310211 Seibal, Stela 13, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone) by Mayan; Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: during the collapse of the classic Mayan cities)

Stela C, west side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone)
JPC310183 Stela C, west side, Copan, Late Classic Period, 780 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Detail of Stela 9 depicting Ajb alun Haab tal Wat ul K atel
1066456 Detail of Stela 9 depicting Ajb alun Haab tal Wat ul K atel, Terminal Classic King from Ceibal, Guatemala, commemorating the end of the 9th katun in AD

Stela 9 depicting Ajb alun Haab tal Wat ul K atel
1066455 Stela 9 depicting Ajb alun Haab tal Wat ul K atel, Terminal Classic King from Seibal, Guatemala, commemorating the end of the 9th Katun in AD

Detail of Stela 14 depicting a ballplayer on a Non-Classic Maya style
1066454 Detail of Stela 14 depicting a ballplayer on a Non-Classic Maya style, Terminal Classic (stone) by Mayan; out of copyright

Stela 14 depicting a ballplayer on a Non-Classic Maya style, Terminal Classic (stone)
1066453 Stela 14 depicting a ballplayer on a Non-Classic Maya style, Terminal Classic (stone) by Mayan; out of copyright

Pala style Stele with Crowned Buddha, Northeast India, 10th-11th century (phyllite)
3088593 Pala style Stele with Crowned Buddha, Northeast India, 10th-11th century (phyllite) by Indian School; height: 60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tikal Stela 28, Early Classic Period, 300-600 AD (stone)
JPC310219 Tikal Stela 28, Early Classic Period, 300-600 AD (stone) by Mayan; Museo de Tikal, Peten, Guatemala; out of copyright

Seibal, Stela 8, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone)
JPC310209 Seibal, Stela 8, Ultimate Classic Period, 849 AD (stone) by Mayan, (9th century); Seibal, Peten, Guatemala; (add.info.: during the collapse of the classic Mayan cities)

Copan Stela H, Late Classic Period, c. 730 AD (stone)
JPC310188 Copan Stela H, Late Classic Period, c.730 AD (stone) by Mayan, (8th century AD); Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info)

Back of stela B, Copan, Late Classic Period, 731 AD (stone)
JPC310182 Back of stela B, Copan, Late Classic Period, 731 AD (stone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: Main plaza, Copan, Honduras; stele; ); out of copyright

Copan Stela 6 (photo)
JPC310178 Copan Stela 6 (photo) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; (add.info.: back sculpted with glyphs; ); out of copyright

Djebel Selseleh (Silsilis), Steles Architecturales Taillees Dans les Carrieres, 1851-52, printed 1853-54

Tiya, an archaeological site of carved stelae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia

Honduras, Copan, Maya Ruins of Copan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era, known for producing a remarkable series of portrait stelae

Landscape view towards stelae unexcavated mounds
Landscape with view towards stelae and unexcavated mounds, Edmund Lincoln miscellaneous papers relating to the excavation of Maya ruins, circa 1880-1900, Expedition to Copan, Guatemala, Lincoln

Stela E in Quirigua, Guatemala, Guatemala
Ruins of Quirigua, an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. The monuments at Quirigua include unusually large stelae elaborately carved from single

Stela K - Ruins of Quirigua, Guatemala
The photograph shows the west side of a carved stone stela known by archaeologists as Stela K, created during the reign of Jade Sky (early 9th century)

Farewell Stelae. Classical Greek art
Funerary stele. Scenes of family life.4th c. BC. Classical Greek art. Relief on marble. GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. National Museum of Archaeology

Donation Stela Shabaqo Late Period Kushite Dynasty 25
Donation Stela, Shabaqo, Late Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, ca, 712698 B.C, Nubia, Egypt, Sudan, Limestone, h, 36 cm, 14 3/16, w, 22.5, 8 7/8, th, 6, 2 3/8, Third Intermediate, Saite, large number

The Mausoleum, a tomb with 10 chambers, northern stelae field, Aksum
The Mausoleum, a tomb with 10 chambers, Aksum, Ethiopia

Salamanca cathedral, University Pontificia. Light trails from cars

Salamanca cathedral, University Pontificia

Stelae in front of Structure 1, Calakmul Mayan Archaeological Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campeche, Mexico, North America

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Stelae, the inscribed marble monuments that have stood the test of time, hold captivating stories from various civilizations. One such stela recounts a dispute between Paros and Naxos, two islands locked in conflict. Another remarkable collection can be found at Nahr el-Lebanon near Beirut, where commemorative stelae pay homage to significant events. Moving on to Seibal's Stela 10 from the Ultimate Classic Period in 849 AD, this stone marvel transports us back in time with its intricate carvings. Palenque's Late Classic Period (600-900 AD) showcases their own unique stelae artistry that leaves spectators awestruck. Copan takes center stage with multiple stunning pieces like Stela C and H. The east side of Copan's Stela C reveals secrets from the Late Classic Period in 780 AD while Stela A captivates viewers with its beauty dating back to around 730 AD. Machaquila Stela 7 tells tales from the Late Classic Period in 830 AD and Tikal's Early Classic Period (300-600 AD) unveils history through their magnificent Stela The west side of Copan's Stela C continues to mesmerize visitors as it sheds light on life during the Late Classic Period in 780 AD. Funerary stele of Licinia Amias stands tall amidst Rome's Vatican necropolis, crafted delicately out of marble - a testament to ancient Roman craftsmanship. Lastly, an engraving statue at Copan adds another layer of intrigue to these incredible works of art. These diverse stelae transport us across continents and centuries, allowing us a glimpse into past civilizations' triumphs and tribulations engraved forever on stone canvases for all generations to admire and ponder upon.