These are steles which we saw in Greece.
Wikipedia:"A
stele (plural
steles is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument, very often for
funerary or
commemorative
purposes. Stelae may be used for government notices or as territorial
markers to mark borders or delineate land ownership. They very often
have texts and may have decoration. This ornamentation may be inscribed,
carved in relief (
bas,
high, etc.), or painted onto the slab. Traditional Western
gravestones are technically stelae, but are very rarely described by the term
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15 comments:
So interesting, Wil!! I have spent time in Greece, but needless to say not in an area like this one! Great post for the day, as always! Hope you have a great week!
Thanks for the lesson, Wil.
I like the whole idea behind the classical stele.
Thanks for sharing the info on the Stele. Great post and images. Enjoy your week!
So I've learned a new word today! Thank you.
The term is not familiar to me, here in the West, but the Steles certainly remind me of old gravestones in old cemeteries here.
Oh I learned something new today. Thanks.
My ABC WEDNESDAY
never seen that word, but could be useful!
ROG, ABCW
I knew the word. When we were in Belize we were taken to see a place where there were ancient Mayan steles. They were just out in the open, where anyone could walk up and touch them.
Thanks for sharing. Good to know about this.
Interesting post. And good photo ))
That's interesting Wil something I've never heard of.
They do look like tomb stones, I shall remember the word now should it ever appear in a clue re the cryptic crosswords I am fond of doing!
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
Stele is new for me too. I have some ancestors who's gravestones look just like this.
Ann
your stele makes me want to share this sad stole. On Sunday, an idiot went to a babies' part of a cemetery, and ruin the steles, crosses. Some parents can't even locate their babies' grave.
There will a blessing and prayers done. The CCTV caught the man's in his cowardly act.
It's amazing to think how old these steles are.
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