More Egyptian Statues Rosetta Stone Bookends
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Rosetta Stone Bookends |
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$133.00
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Bookends: Bonded stone with soapstone finish. Intricate details. 10 inches high x 7 inches long x 3.5 inches deep each. Weighs 13 lbs. |
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The original Rosetta Stone (c. 203 BC) is one of the British Museum's proudest exhibits. Found at Rosetta--now Rashid--in the Nile Delta by Napoleon's soldiers in 1799, it contained the key to the deciphering of hieroglyphics, the language of the ancient Egyptians. On the stone are three scripts: the bottom section is in Greek; the center in demotic (popular script originated in 700-600 BC and widely used for the next thousand years); and the top in hieroglyphics. Rosetta Stone Bookends are an adaptation sculpted by our artists from this ancient masterpiece. |
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