Stela for a sacred bull at Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto, Ontario
N 43° 40.088 W 079° 23.683
17T E 629417 N 4836265
A stela is an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone. This 2000 year old example is made from sandstone and found in ROM's Mesopotamia exhibit.
Waymark Code: WMTB89
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/27/2016
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A stela is an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, often serving as a gravestone. This 2000 year old example is made from sandstone and found in ROM's Mesopotamia exhibit.
Dating from Mesopotamia's Roman Period, it is said to be from AD 19. The description reads:
Stela for a sacred bull
A specialty chosen bull, the Buchis, was sacred to the residents of the city of Armant in Upper Egypt. When this Buchis died a successor was selected to take its place, and the dead bull was mummified and buried with great ceremony. The stela commemorates the death and burial of a Buchis bull in the reign of the Roman empereor Tiberius.
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100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6
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