Copy of the Sabni Stele, creator unknown, Sabni ca. 2278–2184 BCE, reliefs; offering iconography; offerings iconography; sepulchral funerary architecture; see original; 20th century; Warsaw; copy; height 53 cm; width 88 cm; depth 10 cm; weight 95 kg, A carved stone relief panel in pale beige with shallow incised figures and symbols covering most of its surface, showing a seated pair on the left with one figure holding a long staff and the other touching the first, several standing figures to the right offering objects and holding items such as vessels and a curved piece, and a group of standing figures at the far right, all rendered in outline with smooth surfaces and slight wear. The upper portion contains rows of repeated carved pictorial signs carved in horizontal bands. The lower edge shows parallel incised lines. The panel has chips, abrasions, and rough edges with darker areas where material is missing, and subtle shadowing emphasizes the carved lines. Colors visible include pale...
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Copy of the Sabni Stele, creator unknown, Sabni ca. 2278–2184 BCE, reliefs; offering iconography; offerings iconography; sepulchral funerary architecture; see original; 20th century; Warsaw; copy; height 53 cm; width 88 cm; depth 10 cm; weight 95 kg, A carved stone relief panel in pale beige with shallow incised figures and symbols covering most of its surface, showing a seated pair on the left with one figure holding a long staff and the other touching the first, several standing figures to the right offering objects and holding items such as vessels and a curved piece, and a group of standing figures at the far right, all rendered in outline with smooth surfaces and slight wear. The upper portion contains rows of repeated carved pictorial signs carved in horizontal bands. The lower edge shows parallel incised lines. The panel has chips, abrasions, and rough edges with darker areas where material is missing, and subtle shadowing emphasizes the carved lines. Colors visible include pale beige for the stone, with small areas of darker gray and muted brown at damaged edges.

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Copy Sabni Stele creator unknown Sabni ca 2278–2184 Bce reliefs offering iconography offerings iconography sepulchral funerary architecture see original 20th century Warsaw copy height 53 cm width 88 cm depth 10 cm weight 95 kg carved stone relief panel pale beige shallow incised figures symbols covering surface showing seated pair left figure holding long staff touching first several standing right offering objects holding items vessels curved piece group standing figures far right rendered outline smooth surfaces slight wear upper portion contains rows repeated carved pictorial signs carved horizontal bands lower edge parallel lines panel chips abrasions rough edges darker areas material missing subtle shadowing emphasizes carved lines Colors visible include stone small areas darker gray muted brown damaged edges.

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