stela

IPA: stˈɛɫʌ

(archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

Examples of "stela" in Sentences

The ka, left, and the name stela of the First Dynasty king named Snake (Wadj), right.
The statue, called a stela, was found at Naachtun, a Mayan city 90 km (55 miles) north of Tikal.
A stela is a free-standing stone slab, generally rectangular in shape but sometimes with a rounded or pointed top.
It was a handsome stone stela, mounted on a stepped pedestal and capped by a peaked crown with a geometric frieze.
There's a stela, which is a limestone pillar that is hand-carved, and they would mark on these certain events and certain numbers.