There is little beauty in it and. It is the height of a child cracked at the edges lacking colour and with inscriptions on only one side. It is rather unremarkable.
One of the most popular items at the british museum in london is the rosetta stone. The rosetta stone at london s british museum uncovering the secrets of ancient egypt. This item will ship to united states but the seller has not specified shipping options.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Box included though has a tear on the back end see pics. London british museum rosetta stone wall art plaque replica.
It is a black basalt slab that provided scholars with their first key to ancient egyptian hieroglyphic writing. The rosetta stone british museum london the rosetta stone is a very famous historical artifact almost everyone has heard of it and most people know it has something to do with language. The rosetta stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in memphis egypt in 196 bc during the ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of king ptolemy v epiphanes the top and middle texts are in ancient egyptian using hieroglyphic and demotic scripts respectively while the bottom is in ancient greek the decree has only minor differences between the three versions.
Towards the end of the first world war in 1917 when the museum was concerned about heavy bombing in london they moved it to safety along with other portable important objects. The rosetta stone has been exhibited in the british museum since 1802 with only one break. Towards the end of the first world war in 1917 when the museum was concerned about heavy bombing in london they moved it to safety along with other portable important objects.
The rosetta stone has been on display in the british museum since 1802 with only one break.