An upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or relief sculpture. Stelae (pl.) were used as commemorative monuments or tomb markers.
The Metternich Stela. Egypt. Meta-greywacke. Ca. 360-343 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
An upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or relief sculpture. Stelae (pl.) were used as commemorative monuments or tomb markers.
The Metternich Stela. Egypt. Meta-greywacke. Ca. 360-343 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.