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  2. Rosetta Stone - Wikipedia

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    According to the museum's records, the Rosetta Stone is its most-visited single object, [51] a simple image of it was the museum's best selling postcard for several decades, [52] and a wide variety of merchandise bearing the text from the Rosetta Stone (or replicating its distinctive shape) is sold in the museum shops.

  3. Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals

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    The Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals are a series of exhibition halls at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. The halls opened on June 12, 2021, as a complete redesign of their predecessors, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Gems and Minerals and Morgan Memorial Hall ...

  4. Category:Rosetta Stone - Wikipedia

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  5. Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta stone - AOL

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    This undated photo provided by the British Museum, shows the Rosetta Stone, the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, "Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt ...

  6. Repatriation (cultural property) - Wikipedia

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    Among other things, the expedition discoveries included the Rosetta Stone and the Valley of the Kings near Thebes. The French military campaign was short-lived and unsuccessful and the majority of the collected artifacts (including the Rosetta Stone) were seized by British troops, ending up in the British Museum.

  7. Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta stone - AOL

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    The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The ...

  8. British Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Rosetta Stone on display in the British Museum in 1874. The body of trustees decided on a converted 17th-century mansion, Montagu House, as a location for the museum, which it bought from the Montagu family for £20,000.

  9. Rosetta - Wikipedia

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    Rosetta (/ r oʊ ˈ z ɛ t ə / roh-ZET-ə) [a] or Rashid (Arabic: رشيد, romanized: Rašīd, IPA: [ɾɑˈʃiːd]; Coptic: ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ, romanized: ti-Rashit) [b] is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km (40 mi) east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered there in 1799.