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Egyptian Stele of a Syrian Mercenary
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Egyptian Stele of a Syrian Mercenary

A mid 2nd Millennium BCE painted limestone stele showing a Syrian mercenary drinking beer. The mercenary;s name is Terura and his wife's name is Arbura. His facial features and dress clearly identify him as a Syrian. While his wife is also...
Buddhist Stele from Wei Dynasty China
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Buddhist Stele from Wei Dynasty China

The portative stele depicts scenes from the life of Buddha. It was made from white marble in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-524 CE). A date marker on this stele indicates that it was created during the first year of the...
Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit
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Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit

This alabaster stele (with different registers) was fragmented when originally found and only three fragments have survived; two are in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad and one is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. The stele commemorates...
Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit
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Akkadian Soldier on Naram-Sin Victory Stele from Wasit

This alabaster stele (with different registers) was fragmented when originally found and only three fragments have survived; two are in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad and one is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. The stele commemorates...
Stele of Prince Kilamuwa from Sam'al
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Stele of Prince Kilamuwa from Sam'al

This basalt stele was inscribed with Phoenician language. The upper part of the stele depicts Kilamuwa praying in front of symbols of deities. Circa 825 BCE. From one of palaces at the citadel of Sam'al/Zincirli, modern-day Southern Turkey...
Foundation Decree of Cyrene
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Foundation Decree of Cyrene

The Foundation Decree of Cyrene (c. 322 BCE) is a covenant between the citizens of Cyrene in North Africa in the 4th century BCE and those of their mother-state of Thera granting any who wish to become Cyrenean citizens the same rights and...
Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone
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Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone

The Aztec Sun Stone (also known as the Calendar Stone) is a representation of the five eras of the sun from Aztec mythology. Some scholars consider the central face to be that of Tonatiuh, the sun god, while others maintain it is the night...
Stone Age Tools (Modern Recreations)
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Stone Age Tools (Modern Recreations)

A collection of modern recreations of Stone Age tools. The picture above shows (from top right to bottom left): A hatchet with a wing spar, used for felling trees A straight hatchet for shortening smaller pieces of wood (with a piece...
Sargon II Basalt Stele
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Sargon II Basalt Stele

This embossed human head stele is believed to be Sargon II (reigned 722-705 BCE) "who was one of the most important kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire as founder of the Sargonid Dynasty." He is the father of Sennacherib (reigned 705-681 BCE...
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Grave stele of Hegeso, c. 410 B.C.E.

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=YUzsxLi43gE Grave stele of Hegeso, c. 410 B.C.E., marble and paint, from the Dipylon Cemetary, Athens, 5' 2" (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and...
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