Caption

Naos stele with a female figure, small naos-shaped stele slightly tapered at the top and triangular, flat engraving marking the naos design; a female figure schematically represented inside. Stele, height 12 cm, width 6.5 cm., 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. Found at Tell Atrib., A roughly triangular stone relief fragment in shades of beige, tan, and light brown with darker gray and black spotting stands upright on a translucent base; the carved surface shows a recessed rectangular niche containing a simplified human figure with a rounded head, blocky torso, and long narrow legs, all carved in the same stone color, while the surrounding stone has irregular discoloration, weathering marks, and a crack crossing horizontally; the background behind the object is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_352

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Rights managed

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32.9Mb (2.2Mb) / 9.2in x 13.8in / 2774 x 4145 (300dpi)

Keywords

Naos stele female figure small naos-shaped stele slightly tapered top triangular flat engraving marking naos design female figure schematically represented inside Stele height 12 cm width 6.5 cm 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Period Tell Atrib roughly triangular stone relief fragment shades beige tan light brown darker gray black spotting stands upright translucent base carved surface recessed rectangular niche containing simplified human figure rounded head blocky torso long narrow legs carved stone color surrounding stone irregular discoloration weathering marks crack crossing horizontally background object uniform medium gray.