Stele Collection (page 4)

Funerary stela depicting a maid holding a baby out to a seated woman (marble)
LEE270600 Funerary stela depicting a maid holding a baby out to a seated woman (marble) by Greek School, (5th century BC); National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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)

Hieroglyphic Christian calendar on an Aztec stele. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fumagalli from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy

Funerary Stele of Hordiefnakht, 330-323 BC (limestone)
615796 Funerary Stele of Hordiefnakht, 330-323 BC (limestone) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 52x38x7.5 cm; Freud Museum, London

Stela of Aafenmut, from Thebes, Late Period, c. 924-889 BC (painted wood)
3432873 Stela of Aafenmut, from Thebes, Late Period, c.924-889 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 22nd Dynasty (945-715 BC); 23x18x3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt)

Limestone tomb stele, relief of a bearded banqueter with boy attendant and a seated woman
1216507 Limestone tomb stele, relief of a bearded banqueter with boy attendant and a seated woman, c.325-30 BC (limestone) by Cypriot; 192x64 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A stele with runic inscriptions representing a Viking horseman with a dog (stone)
GIA740687 A stele with runic inscriptions representing a Viking horseman with a dog (stone) by Viking; Historiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

The high priest of Nippur delimiting the boundary between Lagash and Umma, Sumeria
3614178 The high priest of Nippur delimiting the boundary between Lagash and Umma, Sumeria, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

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

Inscribed stele (marble)
614981 Inscribed stele (marble) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; out of copyright

Funerary stela of a notary, from Deux-Sevres (stone) (b / w photo)
XIR194779 Funerary stela of a notary, from Deux-Sevres (stone) (b/w photo) by Gallo-Roman; Musee Sainte-Croix, Poitiers, France; French, out of copyright

Relief depicting a gynaeceum scene (stone)
XIR226109 Relief depicting a gynaeceum scene (stone) by Etruscan, (4th century BC); Museo Barracco, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

Runic stone (stone)
XSP227756 Runic stone (stone) by Viking; Lund, Sweden; 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

Stele 1, Pre-Classic Period (stone)
JPC207633 Stele 1, Pre-Classic Period (stone) by Olmec (1200 BC-200 BC); Open air museum of La Venta, Tabasco State, Mexico; Mexican, out of copyright

Didi and Pendua offering a hymn to the sun god Re, from Deir el-Medina
SCP50785 Didi and Pendua offering a hymn to the sun god Re, from Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom (painted limestone) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); 31.5x17x19.8 cm; Louvre, Paris

Relief Figure of the Sun God Shamash dictating his laws to King Hammurabi on his Famous
XIR54253 Relief Figure of the Sun God Shamash dictating his laws to King Hammurabi on his Famous Law Code, Old Babylonian Period, 1760 BC (basalt) by Mesopotamian; height: 225 cm; Louvre, Paris

Stele engraved with a chrisantheme, flowers and leaves, 618-907 (stone)
6184631 Stele engraved with a chrisantheme, flowers and leaves, 618-907 (stone) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); The Stele Forest (Beilin Museum), Xi an, Shaanxi

Triad of Menkaure (Mycerinus) with the goddess Hathor and one of the nome deities
BAL59241 Triad of Menkaure (Mycerinus) with the goddess Hathor and one of the nome deities, taken from the Valley Temple of the Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza, Old Kingdom

Panel from a niche in the chapel of the Tomb of Hezyre, chief of the scribes of the king
XIR68317 Panel from a niche in the chapel of the Tomb of Hezyre, chief of the scribes of the king, from Saqqara, Old Kingdom (wood) by Egyptian 3rd Dynasty (2700-2620 BC); Egyptian National Museum

Stele depicting a musician (terracotta)
LSE867512 Stele depicting a musician (terracotta) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; Photo eLeonard de Selva; Chinese, out of copyright

Stele depicting a musician (terracotta)
LSE867509 Stele depicting a musician (terracotta) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; Photo eLeonard de Selva; Chinese, out of copyright

Stele depicting a musician (terracotta)
LSE867506 Stele depicting a musician (terracotta) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); Xi an Beilin Museum, Shaanxi Province, China; Photo eLeonard de Selva; Chinese, out of copyright

Cippus of Horus, 360-343 BC (meta-greywacke)
3526108 Cippus of Horus, 360-343 BC (meta-greywacke) by Egyptian 30th Dynasty (380-343 BC); 83.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt)

Limestone grave marker, 4th century BC (limestone)
3526105 Limestone grave marker, 4th century BC (limestone) by Cypriot School, (4th century BC); 124.5x80 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From the necropolis at Golgoi)

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)

Funerary stela with a dove or eagle, 8th-9th century AD (limestone)
SCP50875 Funerary stela with a dove or eagle, 8th-9th century AD (limestone) by Coptic; 44x35 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Stele, c. 664-332 BC (painted wood)
XIR444220 Stele, c.664-332 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Egyptian, out of copyright

Stele of the High Priest of Ptah, Shedsunefertem, 945-924 BC (limestone)
490747 Stele of the High Priest of Ptah, Shedsunefertem, 945-924 BC (limestone) by Egyptian 22nd Dynasty (945-715 BC); 86.8x78.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Gnistad Bronzes, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468777 Gnistad Bronzes, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stela depicting a rowing boat Felix Itala on the River Danube (stone)
XIR226117 Stela depicting a rowing boat Felix Itala on the River Danube (stone) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

The Stela of La Mojarra, stela 1, late preclassic period, AD c
JPC207588 The Stela of La Mojarra, stela 1, late preclassic period, AD c.143-156, Veracruz, Mexico (stone) by Pre-Columbian; Museo Antropologico de Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; South American

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"Exploring the World of Steles: From Ancient Burials to Cultural Artifacts" Steles, ancient stone monuments that have stood the test of time, offer a fascinating glimpse into various civilizations and their rich histories. One such example is the Funerary stele of Democleides from the 4th century BC, which serves as a poignant reminder of how our ancestors honored their departed loved ones. Traveling across continents, we come across the CHAVIN STELE in Peru. The intricate drawings on this monolithic structure depict a chieftain wearing elaborate attire, giving us insights into the societal hierarchy and cultural practices prevalent during that era. Heading further south to Bolivia, we encounter a monolithic stele from Tiwanaku. This impressive piece showcases remarkable craftsmanship and symbolizes the artistic prowess of its creators. Moving eastwards to China, we stumble upon an intriguing Nestorian tablet near Singan. Dating back to ancient times when Christianity flourished in Asia, this wooden engraving tells tales of religious diversity and coexistence. Venturing towards Bali in Indonesia brings us face-to-face with a Buddhist stele found in Kerambitan. Its presence highlights not only Buddhism's influence but also showcases how different belief systems intertwine within societies. Shifting gears to more recent history takes us to Pegasus bridge in France. Here stands a memorial stele commemorating the first liberation on June 6th, 1944 - an enduring tribute honoring those who fought for freedom during World War II. Stepping away from historical contexts for a moment leads us to "The Restoration of Bettie Page. " This modern-day artwork pays homage to iconic figures like Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578) through his captivating portrayal of Andromeda on another stele. Returning back in time brings us closer to Alessandro Piccolomini himself – an influential figure whose legacy lives on through his remarkable works.