Stelae the Rosse

NAME: Stelae -

- an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone.

- Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.

-Stelae were essentially stone banners raised to glorify the king and record his deeds, although the earliest examples depict mythological scenes.

- Maya kings began to use stelae to mark the end of calendrical cycles.

- Hundreds of stelae have been recorded in the Maya region, displaying a wide stylistic variation. Many are upright slabs of limestone sculpted on one or more faces, with available surfaces sculpted with figures carved in relief and with hieroglyphic text.