stela

IPA: stˈɛɫʌ

noun

  • (archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone
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Examples of "stela" in Sentences

  • Mentioned on a stela of his father.
  • The stela is broken into two parts.
  • The stela is disposed in one column.
  • The stela show the name of the Merneith.
  • The stela has a height of and a width of.
  • The stela is the main monument of the queen.
  • On a date lost at the beginning of the stela.
  • A common form of Maya sculpture was the stela.
  • The stela is also the earliest monument to bear the Tikal emblem glyph.
  • Stela 6 is slightly to the north of Stela 5, bearing hieroglyphic text.

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