cippus

[ sip-uh s ]

/ ˈsɪp əs /

(in classical architecture) a stele.

Origin of cippus

1615–25; < Latin: pillar, gravestone

cipango, cipher, ciphertext, ciphony, cipolin, cippus, cipro, ciprofloxacin, cir., circ, circ.

There are nine graves or cippi, no gravestone or inscription.

Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2) |John Aubrey
Of boundary-stones, or cippi terminales, some very ancient specimens have been preserved.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 |Various
The shafts (putei) often stood, but not necessarily, at the same points as the cippi.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 |Various
Ranged along the walls are a series of sarcophagi, cippi, and funeral altars, some of them very fine.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare

One of the cippi, above the staircase, is beautifully decorated with shells and mosaic.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare