Stele of "Blessed Chrysaphios" - Public domain museum image. A stone that has writing on it

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Stele of "Blessed Chrysaphios" - Public domain museum image. A stone that has writing on it

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Summary

Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt are thought to have been produced in quantity, then modified for individual use. Inscriptions were often added to identify the deceased.
Found Egypt, Aswan (Assouan)

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Date

0200 - 1199
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Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

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