Rosetta Stone Paperweight

Keep this on your desk for inspiration - it is a miniature replica of the stone that allowed archaeologists to unlock the mysteries of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Resin, 8 x 7 cm.

Exclusive to the British Museum, a paperweight inspired by the Rosetta Stone.

This small scale resin replica features exquisite detail of the Stone's shape and inscriptions. 

Soldiers in Napoleon’s army discovered the Rosetta Stone in 1799 while digging the foundations of an addition to a fort near the town of el-Rashid (Rosetta). Exhibited in the British Museum since 1802, the Rosetta Stone was the key to unlocking the ability to read and translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The Stone contains the same decree in three different scripts, and scholars were able to use the Greek and Egyptian Demotic sections to decipher the ancient hieroglyphs. The text contains a decree passed by priests in 196 BC to honour King Ptolemy V for his services to Egypt.

Bring a little history to your desk with this paperweight.