Rosetta Stone bookmark

A metal bookmark with a design inspired by the Rosetta Stone - the star object in the British Museum.

The Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799 by French soldiers in the village of el-Rashid (Rosetta). By this time, knowledge of the ancient Egyptian scripts had been lost for over 1,000 years.

The stone contains a text in three different languages and scripts. The known Ancient Greek text at the bottom of the stone helped scholars decipher the Ancient Egyptian scripts - the middle one in cursive Demotic and the top one in hieroglyphs. The grey granitoid stone is incomplete.

• Product Code: CMCS86690
• THEME: Rosetta Stone
• Dimension: Approx. 9cm x 7cm, with a 10cm long tassel.
• SUBTITLE: British Museum
• Exhibition: Ancient lives
• Details: Designed by the Museum's in-house team. Made of metal and silk.
• Weight: 0.09 Kg