Stela 2, the ‘Rome Stela,’ North Stelae Field, Axum, Tigray, Ethiopia, April 2009
Published on April 22, 2009
Stela 2 in front of the new Maryam Tsion Church.
The false-door on the Rome Stela, granting access to the palace which the stela represents.
A side-view of the Rome Stela, showing the carving representing the ends of wooden poles and alternating layers of stone and wood, characteristic of Axumite building.
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Stela 2, known as the ‘Rome Stela,’ [...]