Although the origin of the stela is unknown, a stone slab, either decorated or undecorated, was commonly used as a tombstone, both in the east and in grecian. Did you forget your password? Get a quick and informative demo of the app you can share with your team A stela is an upright monument containing information in the form of texts, images or a combination of the two Stelae have been used to commemorate people or events, to delineate physical spaces or as objects through which to access the dead or divine. In ancient egypt, it was common for people to commission stelae with decorative images and short texts
Stelae were used to commemorate people and provide access to the dead or divine
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