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A stele (/ ˈ s t iː l i / STEE-lee), from Greek στήλη, stēlē, plural στήλαι stēlai, [Note 1] is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument. The surface of the stele often has text, ornamentation, or both. These may be inscribed, carved in relief, or painted.
Stele V, or the "Over the Sea" stele, consists of two horizontal panels of sculpture, with the top panel containing a spiral motif. The bottom panel depicts a man in a chariot, directing a horse with reins, with a secondary male figure on the right of the scene, carrying a possible weapon. Grave Stele V, "Over the Sea," from Grave Circle A ...
Among living plants, this type of stele is found only in the stems of ferns. Most seed plant stems possess a vascular arrangement which has been interpreted as a derived siphonostele, and is called a eustele – in this arrangement, the primary vascular tissue consists of vascular bundles, usually in one or two rings around the pith. [12]
Stele, with Decree of Nectanebo I. (Lunette of the top 1/3 of stele.) The Decree of Nectanebo I was issued by Pharaoh Nectanebo I of the 30th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It regards payments to the local temple, and was recorded on two steles. The location of the temple was near the Canopic branch of the Nile River, in the eastern Nile Delta of ...
The Cesnola Sphinx Funerary Stele is a Classic Greek funerary stela dating to the last quarter of the 5th century B.C. [1]. It is part of the Cesnola Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a sub-section of the Department of Greek and Roman Art, named after the first director of the MET, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, whose collection is considered the museum's earliest and inaugural ...
The two stelae form a pair. [120] Stela 58 771 Bolon K'awiil II: Calakmul: Mexico: Stela 59 Bolon K'awiil I: Calakmul: Mexico: Stela 60 Bolon K'awiil I: Calakmul: Mexico: Stela 61 899 or 909 Aj Took' Calakmul: Mexico: It is a stunted stela with a badly eroded portrait and a shortened date [120] Stela 62 751 Great Serpent: Calakmul: Mexico ...
Baal with Thunderbolt or the Baal stele is a white limestone bas-relief stele from the ancient kingdom of Ugarit in northwestern Syria. The stele was discovered in 1932, about 20 metres (66 ft) from the Temple of Baal in the acropolis of Ugarit, during excavations directed by French archaeologist Claude F. A. Schaeffer .
The stele consists of multiple sections. The top contains a date and introductory area, while the next section consists of the original decree, followed by a list of names of city states, leagues, and individuals. [6] The bottom part of the stele includes an amendment to the original decree and a short concluding entry.