Stele

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A narrow stone slab, set upright and bearing writing or a decoration, often used as a gravestone, monument, or marker. It was usually inscribed with the names and titles of the deceased or living.

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  • Stele

    A stele is a stone or wooden slab that is taller than it is wide and serves as a monument, gravestone, boundary marker, or government announcement.

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