Stele
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A stele is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected for funerals or commemorative purposes, most usually decorated with the names and titles of the deceased or living — inscribed, carved in relief (bas-relief, sunken-relief, high-relief, and so forth), or painted onto the slab. It can also be used as a territorial marker to delineate land ownership.
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See also
- Hilarri or Basque steles
- Inscription
- Kurgan stelae
- Monumental inscription
- Runestone
- Stećci
- Stele Forest, in Xi'an, China
- Stele of the Vultures
- Totem pole
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