A stela is a slab of wood or stone, usually painted, inscribed or engraved and set upright. In Ancient Egypt they were used as funerary monuments and for commemorative or votive purposes.

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Quiriguá is known for its many finely sculptured stone monuments. The site boasts the largest carved Maya stela, a 65-ton behemoth known as Monument 5. Dating to 771, Monument 5 stands 35 feet ...

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Travel back through 3,000 years of Egyptian history and come face-to-face with the Statues of Ramesses II and Amenhotep III. The objects in the Egyptian sculpture gallery represent three millennia of ...

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