Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
stele .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Gr. Antiq.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
Etymologies
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Examples
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The ka, left, and the name stela of the First Dynasty king named Snake (Wadj), right.
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A stela is a free-standing stone slab, generally rectangular in shape but sometimes with a rounded or pointed top.
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There's a stela, which is a limestone pillar that is hand-carved, and they would mark on these certain events and certain numbers.
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The statue, called a stela, was found at Naachtun, a Mayan city 90 km (55 miles) north of Tikal.
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The statue, called a stela, was found at Naachtun, a Mayan city 90 km (55 miles) north of Tikal.
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The statue, called a stela, was found at Naachtun, a Mayan city 90 km (55 miles) north of Tikal.
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It was a handsome stone stela, mounted on a stepped pedestal and capped by a peaked crown with a geometric frieze.
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It was a handsome stone stela, mounted on a stepped pedestal and capped by a peaked crown with a geometric frieze.
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It was a handsome stone stela, mounted on a stepped pedestal and capped by a peaked crown with a geometric frieze.
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It was a handsome stone stela, mounted on a stepped pedestal and capped by a peaked crown with a geometric frieze.
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