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stele  

Definition

  • An upright, freestanding monumne, often inscribed and used for funerary or commemorative purposes.

Broader concept

Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.

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  • Stele

    German

URI

https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/stele/5.31

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